Is there any case law supporting the proposition that once a pat-down search has failed to produce any evidence of improper sexual conduct, and if so, when no evidence so far has been found, should the search continue?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Rodriguez, 592 F.2d 553 (9th Cir. 1979):
Rodriguez erroneously relies on United States v. Price, 472 F.2d 573 (9th Cir. 1973), for the proposition that, once the pat-down search revealed nothing, the customs agents should have discontinued the personal search. Price dealt with a strip search, not a pat-down. A customs agent there required a woman to disrobe because she appeared nervous and had a suspicious bulge around her waist.
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