Question

In which of the following cases did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the suspect of a robbery could not be ordered to undergo surgery because such a magnitude of intrusion into his body was unacceptable under the right to privacy guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment?

Answer 1

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Winston v. Lee, 470 U.S. 753, 105 S. Ct. 164 (1985)

Step-by-step explanation:

The Winston Vs Lee case of 1985 was the case in which the U.S supreme court ruled that the suspect of a robbery could not be operated because such level of intrusion needed to remove the bullet from the suspects body violates the right of privacy as stated in the Fourth amendment of the constitution of the United states of America.

The incident that led to such ruling was when a court ruled that a robbery suspect shot by a shop owner should be operated on to remove a bullet from his body . but upon the presentation of the X-ray result of the gunshot wound it was discovered that it was more dangerous than expected and performing such operation would be contravening the privacy Guaranteed by the fourth amendment.

Answer 2

Winston v. Lee, 470 U.S. 753, 105 S. Ct. 164 (1985)

Step-by-step explanation:

A man, who was a robbery suspected said to be armed with a gun was shot by a shop owner when he tried to rob his store. The bullet from the gunshots got into the chest of the suspect and there was an attempt by the commonwealth to get a doctor to surgically remove the bullet from the body of the suspect.

The commonwealth could not establish that it would be fitting under the fourth amendment terms to seek crime evidence of this category by simply requesting for surgery.

The court ordered the surgery to be conducted but the results of the x-rays before the scheduled procedure showed that the bullets went much deeper than expected and the risks were higher than anticipated.