MAPP V OHIO

CASE

• Dollree Mapp convicted of possessing "obscene materials"
• Illegal police search while looking for a fugitive

CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION

• Did the confiscation of materials:
• Violate Fourth Amendment search and seizure rights?
• Were they protected by First Amendment rights?

RULING

• Made by Warren Court (1958-1962)
• 6 votes for Mapp; 3 votes against
• Brushed aside violations of 1st Amendment
• Ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth is "inadmissible"

IMPACT

• Placed requirements for illegally obtained evidence
• Began trouble determining how/when to apply Exclusionary Rule
• Evidence collected in violation of the Fourth is inadmissable in court

SOURCE

• Oyez.org