The Supreme Court in Rochin v.California,involving police officers who forced a stomach pumping in order to retrieve swallowed narcotics,held that the:

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The Supreme Court in Rochin v. California held that the police conduct in forcibly pumping the defendant's stomach to retrieve swallowed narcotics was so offensive to the dignity and decency of human beings that it shocked the conscience and violated due process. This case established the "shocks the conscience" standard for violations of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.

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