Does a rectal probe need to be conducted with force?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bracamonte, 118 Cal.Rptr. 410, 43 Cal.App.3d 1056 (Cal. App. 1974):
In Blackford v. United States, supra, 247 F.2d 745, a rectal probe by a physician using medically approved procedures was upheld even though the defendant refused to cooperate and it was necessary to use some force in the examination.
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