Mapp v Ohio
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In 1961, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision and formed the exclusionary rule applicable to state courts in Mapp v. Ohio. This was an important decision because until that time the U.S. Supreme Court had refused to exclude evidence in state court proceedings based on Fourth Amendment violations of search and seizure. This ruling changed the way prosecution of a criminal is performed.
On May 23, 1957, three Cleveland police officers arrived at Dolree Mapp's home on the top floor of a two-family dwelling. They had reason to believe that paraphernalia and a suspect of a recent bombing had been hiding out there. The officers knocked on the door and asked if they could search the home without a search warrant. With the advice of her attorney, Mapp refused to let them enter her home...