1. Why did the police actions violate Rochin’s due process?
According to the book due process guarantees fair procedures for deciding cases. The Bill of Rights lists multiple of the fair procedures. The biggest amendment in the Bill of Rights about due process is the fifth. It states that “no person shall be denied life, liberty, or property without due process of law”. The police violated Rochin’s due process because they entered his home illegally. Not only did they enter his home illegally but also attacked him. They had no warrant to enter his home so they did not have a right to intervene when he stuffed the capsules in his mouth. What he does or has in his home is none of their concern unless they have a warrant or consent to enter his
