Map Vs. Ohio

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MAPP vs. OHIO

The Mapp Vs Ohio Supreme Court Case was a turning point in our nation's history. It changed our legal system by forming the exclusionary rule, which in turn changed the way prosecution of a criminal is performed.
On May 23, 1957, three Cleveland police officers arrived at Dolly Mapp’s home. They had reason to believe that a fugitive and paraphernalia, of a recent bombing, had been hiding out there. The officers asked if they could search the home without a search warrant, with the advice of her attorney, she refused. Three hours later, four more police officers arrived at the scene. They knocked on the door but Ms. Mapp did not respond immediately. The officers then forcibly entered the home by knocking down the door. Ms. Mapp demanded to see a warrant; but an officer showed her a blank piece of paper that he claimed to be the warrant. Ms. Mapp’s attorney arrived at the house and the police would not let him speak to his client or enter the home. Aggravated with the situation, Ms. Mapp took the warrant and put it down her bosom. The officers arrested her an account she was “belligerent.” While Ms. Mapp was in handcuffs, the police conducted an extremely though search of the house by breaking things and search through private drawers and desk. They found no evidence of a fugitive and of anything bomb related, however they did find some lewd, and vulgar reading materials that were illegal in Ohio. Ms. Mapp was ultimately convicted in the Supreme Court of Ohio on account of her possession of the pornography. The search was illegal according to a previous ruling in Wolf vs. Colorado; but Ms. Mapp appealed claiming it violated due process of law.
In 1949, the Court ruled in Wolf vs. Colorado, claming that the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment did not incorporate the 9th and 10th amendments. Suggesting that the due process did not protect non-specified rights or was due process permanently defined w...