Rochin Case Summary
In this case, the police were informed the petitioner Rochin was selling drugs, and therefore they forced their way into his house and asked about the drugs. Rochin swallowed several drug capsules in order to dispose of narcotic evidence and the police beat him repeatedly and jumped on his stomach to make him throw up the ingested evidence. Thereafter the police transported Rochin to a hospital where they instructed a medical expert to administer an emetic to Rochin in order to induce vomiting so that the contents of his stomach could be revealed. Eventually the suspect vomited the capsules and the police used these as the evidence to convict him on drug possession charges.
The Model Presented By the Court
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Furthermore, the decision represents the due process model because the model is concerned with equality in that all accused regardless of their social status need to be treated equally and that aspect that was not followed by the police officers in this case. This decision fits the due process because, there was use of coerced confession which are constitutionally obnoxious and inadmissible under the Due Process Clause. The case involves coerced confession which offends the sense of decency and fair play. Additionally, the due process imposes that the police should not detain or arrest an individual in order to develop their case. In this case, the court also noted that, due process rights may not be fit for every case, but the behavior of the police that “shocks the conscience” is never …show more content…
Furthermore, the criminal justices system needs to follow and maintain the set protocols in order to maintain equality among the convicted individual and serve justice.
How the decision might affect a criminal justice professional
It is hard to tell what the future holds in respect to the justice system since it is not often determined by one’s intentions, but the events people encounter as they purse their goals. Therefore, the decision of this case may affect a criminal justice professional I the sense he or she might want to maintain a strong and focused philosophy. This may involve the consideration of both crime control and due process models when dealing with some cases because the use of the two appears to be the best strategy to deal with crime in the
The Model Presented By the Court
In this case, the critical legal issue …show more content…
Furthermore, the decision represents the due process model because the model is concerned with equality in that all accused regardless of their social status need to be treated equally and that aspect that was not followed by the police officers in this case. This decision fits the due process because, there was use of coerced confession which are constitutionally obnoxious and inadmissible under the Due Process Clause. The case involves coerced confession which offends the sense of decency and fair play. Additionally, the due process imposes that the police should not detain or arrest an individual in order to develop their case. In this case, the court also noted that, due process rights may not be fit for every case, but the behavior of the police that “shocks the conscience” is never …show more content…
Furthermore, the criminal justices system needs to follow and maintain the set protocols in order to maintain equality among the convicted individual and serve justice.
How the decision might affect a criminal justice professional
It is hard to tell what the future holds in respect to the justice system since it is not often determined by one’s intentions, but the events people encounter as they purse their goals. Therefore, the decision of this case may affect a criminal justice professional I the sense he or she might want to maintain a strong and focused philosophy. This may involve the consideration of both crime control and due process models when dealing with some cases because the use of the two appears to be the best strategy to deal with crime in the