STATE v. CUSTODIO

No. 6515.

607 P.2d 1048 (1980)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nora CUSTODIO, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur E. Ross, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jacquelyn desMarets, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., OGATA and MENOR, JJ., Retired Justice MARUMOTO and Circuit Judge LUM, assigned by reason of vacancies.


RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

Appellant State of Hawaii appeals from the judgment of the District Court of the First Circuit granting appellee's pretrial motion to suppress drugs recovered as a result of a strip search of appellee in Hawaii State Prison. We reverse.

On August 7, 1976, defendant-appellee Nora Custodio arrived at Hawaii State Prison to visit one of the inmates. A sign posted in front of the prison gates serves notice to all visitors that they will...

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