The Three Levels Of The Dollree Mapp Case
On May 23, 1957, police officers in a Cleveland, Ohio suburb received information that a suspect in a bombing case, as well as some illegal betting equipment, might be found in the home of Dollree Mapp,so the police went to her home and she refused their entrance without a warrant, several hours later the police arrive in numbers and force their way in, when asked about their warrant an officer flashed Mapp a piece paper then arrested her before she could read it. The police did. It find the terror suspect but did find a chest containing pornographic materials and pictures which are in violation of an Ohio law of possession of obscene materials, at the trial the warrant was never presented to Mapp or her lawyer and Mapp was found guilty upon charges. They then took the case to the Ohio Supreme Court and claimed the eve deuce was taken illegally and that illegal evidence shouldn't be able to be used in court, the verdict was that the officers took it from the trunk peacefully so it was legal, then Mapp took the case to the Supreme Court claiming that her rights granted to her by the 4th amendment had been violated.
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In a desperate final attempt Mapp went to the Supreme Court of Ohio where she would only be told that they affirm the ruling of the previous courts. Mapp then moved her attempts to the Supreme Court where she would present the argument of whether or not she was denied the 4th amendment ( protection from unreasonable search and
In a desperate final attempt Mapp went to the Supreme Court of Ohio where she would only be told that they affirm the ruling of the previous courts. Mapp then moved her attempts to the Supreme Court where she would present the argument of whether or not she was denied the 4th amendment ( protection from unreasonable search and