Background
Did the police have a warrant to search Ms.Mapp's home?
No!
How many judges were part of the majority rule?
How many judges were part of the dissenting opinion?
3
Which amendment connects to the exclusionary rule?
the 14th amendment
What does "lewd" mean?
crude and offensive in a sexual way
What did the police actually find in Ms.Mapp's home?
"lewd" pictures and videos which at the time were illegal
What amendment did the majority opinion use as a basis for the exclusionary rule?
the 14th amendment
Which other case did the dissenting opinion use to support their argument?
the Wolf decision case
Which amendment does Mapp v. Ohio relate to?
Was a concurring opinion written?
Yes
Did the police find a bombing suspect in Ms.Mapp's home?
No!
What was the majority opinion?
evidence seized without a search warrant can not be used in criminal proceedings
What was the dissenting opinion?
the case did not require reexamination of the Wolf decision and that the case should have dealt more narrowly with the constitutionality of the Ohio obscenity law
What does the 4th amendment state?
that evidence found without a legally acquired warrant is unconstitutional
What made the police want to search Ms.Mapp's home in the first place?
a bombing investigation
What did Ms.Mapp's attorneys argue?
that the evidence found in her home violated the 4th amendment
What was the name of the rule the majority opinion created?
“exclusionary rule”
What was the Wolf decision?
the fourteenth Amendment did not subject criminal justice in the states to specific limitations and that illegally obtained evidence did not have to be excluded from trials in all cases
How does the exclusionary rule relate to the 14th amendment?
due process applies to the states under the fourteenth amendment
What was Ms.Mapp charged with?
possession of unlawful materials
What year did the police search Ms.Mapp's home?
1957
What was the “exclusionary rule” that the majority opinion created?
police could not collect criminal evidence without a search warrant for both federal and state governments
Did the concurring opinion that was written agree with the dissenting opinion at all?
Yes, it half agreed with the dissenting opinion
How does this case relate to the 4th amendment?
based on the 4th amendment, Ms.Mapp would not be able to be charged with the crime as the evidence was acquired illegally without a search warrant
Could the police collect criminal evidence without a search warrant in federal governments before the exclusionary rule?
Yes!