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The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the conviction of Dwight Eugene Smith. Smith, an inmate at a federal correctional facility, was subjected to a rectal search after a visit from his wife. The search uncovered marijuana. The court found that the warden who authorized the search did not have a "reasonable belief" that Smith was concealing contraband as required by Bureau of Prisons regulations. The tip that triggered the search came from an unknown inmate and there was no evide

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