Mapp Vs Ohio
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On may 23 police received an anonymous tip stating a wanted persons was in maps house. Upon arrival police were refused entry due to the lack of a warrant. They left and came back with a piece of paper they wouldn’t let mapp or her lawyer see and broke into the house finding the wanted person in the basement.
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The constitution protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. This means without a warrant they can’t search her house.
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On one side of the case, the police knew that she was housing a fugitive from the tip, but on the other side they did not have a warrant and therefore were unconstitutional in searching the house. The court ruled in favor of Mapp.
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