Title

Mapp v. Ohio - 367 U.S. 643 (1961)

Authors

Lauren Kutik, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Jacquelyn McCloud, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Document Type

Web Page

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

Mapp v. Ohio: A Landmark Case in Cleveland History is a digital exhibit that includes case documents, audio files, photographs, summaries and news articles. The exhibit covers the case from the underlying facts to the United States Supreme Court decision 367 U.S. 643 (1961).

The U.S. Supreme Court held that the exclusionary rule applied to the states. The exclusionary rule holds that evidence obtained in violation of defendants' Fourth Amendment rights, such as evidence obtained without a warrant as required by the Fourth Amendment, must be excluded as evidence in the defendant's criminal trial.

Repository Citation

Lauren Kutik & Jacquelyn McCloud, Legal Landmark in Cleveland History: Mapp v. Ohio, Cleveland Memory Project, http://www.clevelandmemory.org/legallandmarks/mapp/index.html