Rochin v. California, No. 83 (U.S. Supreme Court) (342 U.S. 165; 72 S.Ct. 205) (January 2, 2052) (Justice Frankfurter)
In this landmark case, three deputy sheriffs acting on a drug tip forcibly entered the plaintiff's bedroom and began inquiring about two morphine capsules sitting on a night stand. The plaintiff swallowed the capsules and, after some struggle, was promptly taken to the hospital. At the dorection of one of ...
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