SmartBrief
Confirm favorite deletion?
Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
Rochin v. California
Citation:
342 U.S. 165 (1952)Facts
On July 1, 1949, three Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs, acting on information that Rochin was selling narcotics, entered his two-story home and forced open the door to his second-floor bedroom. They found Rochin sitting partly dressed on a bed with his wife. When the officers spotted two capsules on a nightstand and asked about them, Rochin seized the capsules and swallowed them. The officers jumped on Rochin and attempted to extract the capsules, but were unsuccessful. They handcuffed him and took him to a hospital where, at the direction of one of the officers, a doctor forced an emetic solution through a tube into Rochin’s stomach against his will. This induced vomiting, and two capsules containing morphine were recovered from the vomited matter. These capsules were admitted as evidence at trial over Rochin’s objection, and he was convicted.
Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
Access the most important case brief elements for optimal case understanding.
*Case Brief Anatomy includes: Brief Prologue, Complete Case Brief, Brief Epilogue
- The Brief Prologue provides necessary case brief introductory information and includes:
Topic:
Identifies the topic of law and where this case fits within your course outline.Parties:
Identifies the cast of characters involved in the case.Procedural Posture & History:
Shares the case history with how lower courts have ruled on the matter.Case Key Terms, Acts, Doctrines, etc.:
A case specific Legal Term Dictionary.Case Doctrines, Acts, Statutes, Amendments and Treatises:
Identifies and Defines Legal Authority used in this case.
- The Case Brief is the complete case summarized and authored in the traditional Law School I.R.A.C. format. The Pro case brief includes:
Brief Facts:
A Synopsis of the Facts of the case.Rule of Law:
Identifies the Legal Principle the Court used in deciding the case.Facts:
What are the factual circumstances that gave rise to the civil or criminal case? What is the relationship of the Parties that are involved in the case.Issue(s):
Lists the Questions of Law that are raised by the Facts of the case.Holding:
Shares the Court's answer to the legal questions raised in the issue.Concurring / Dissenting Opinions:
Includes valuable concurring or dissenting opinions and their key points.Reasoning and Analysis:
Identifies the chain of argument(s) which led the judges to rule as they did.
- The Brief Prologue closes the case brief with important forward-looking discussion and includes:
Policy:
Identifies the Policy if any that has been established by the case.Court Direction:
Shares where the Court went from here for this case.