In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio.
One evening, police arrived at the home of DM and demanded to be let in to conduct a search. After calling her lawyer, DM declined to allow police to enter her home without a search warrant. Police eventually broke down her door and searched her home despite not having a search warrant. DM was later tried and convicted for possession of obscene material. She appealed her conviction.
The question before the court: are state courts subject to the same constitutional requirements as the federal courts?
This is episode 3 of a 3-part series on the development of the Exclusionary Rule.
References
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961)
Oyez. (n.d.). Mapp v. Ohio. www.oyez.org/cases/1960/236
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (n.d.). Mapp v. Ohio. https://case.edu/ech/articles/m/mapp-v-ohio
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Mapp v. Ohio. Retrieved August 27, 2024 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapp_v._Ohio