David Sosa v. Martin County, Florida, et al.
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Does Baker's right against overdetention require a reasonable analysis or only protect against mistaken overdetention for longer than three days?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Baker v. McCollan, 443 U.S. 137, 145 (1979), held that mistaken “detention pursuant to a valid warrant but in the face of repeated protests of innocence” violates the Constitution. The en banc Eleventh Circuit’s application of Baker to this case presents two questions for review. 1. Does Baker's right against overdetention require courts to apply a reasonable, analysis, or does the case only protect against mistaken overdetention for longer than three days? 2. Does Baker’s right against overdetention fall under the Fourth Amendment’s proscription against unreasonable searches and seizures, or the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of substantive due process?