Mapp v. Ohio
· Case: Mapp v. Ohio
· Year: 1961
· Result: 6-3, favor Mapp
· Related constitutional issue/amendment: Amendment 4: Search and Seizure
· Civil rights or Civil liberties: Civil Liberties
· Significance/Precedent: Because the evidence against Mapp was illegally obtained, the Court ruled that she was dismissed from the charges. This case was significant because it excluded evidence that was illegally obtained from court.
· Quote from majority opinion: “All evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is, by [the Fourth Amendment], inadmissible in a state court.”
· Illustration/image: See Below
· 6-word summary: Illegally obtained evidence excluded from court.
· Year: 1961
· Result: 6-3, favor Mapp
· Related constitutional issue/amendment: Amendment 4: Search and Seizure
· Civil rights or Civil liberties: Civil Liberties
· Significance/Precedent: Because the evidence against Mapp was illegally obtained, the Court ruled that she was dismissed from the charges. This case was significant because it excluded evidence that was illegally obtained from court.
· Quote from majority opinion: “All evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is, by [the Fourth Amendment], inadmissible in a state court.”
· Illustration/image: See Below
· 6-word summary: Illegally obtained evidence excluded from court.
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