Rochin v. California
| Rochin v. California | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 16, 1951 Decided January 2, 1952 | |
| Full case name | Richard Antonio Rochin v. People of the State of California |
| Citations | 342 U.S. 165 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Defendant convicted, motion for new trial denied, Superior Court of Los Angeles County; affirmed, 225 P. 2d 1 (Cal. Ct. App. 1950); rehearing denied, Cal. Ct. App., December 22, 1951; review denied, Cal., January 11, 1951; cert. granted, 341 U.S. 939 (1951) |
| Subsequent | None |
| Holding | |
| The use at trial of evidence obtained by conduct that "shocks the conscience" violates due process. Second District Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California reversed. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Frankfurter, joined by Reed, Jackson, Burton, Vinson, Clark |
| Concurrence | Black |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Minton took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. V, XIV | |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Rochin v. California, 342 U.S. 165 (1952), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that added behavior that "shocks the conscience" into tests of what violates due process clause of the 14th Amendment. This balancing test is often criticized as having subsequently been used in a particularly subjective manner.