Mapp Vs. Ohio Case Study

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The final decision of the Mapp v. Ohio case by supreme court overruled Ohio. The supreme court also created a lawful procedure to ensure a person’s property doesn’t get invaded. According to the final decision, a search warrant is required to seize evidence. The warrant must be permitted by a judge before going to a person’s property and the warrant must be shown to the person before going inside the property. The exclusionary rule is taken into effect if a person’s Fourth Amendment rights are ignored. Other defendents can repeatedly use the evidence. Ilegally obtained evidence is only allowed when the police follow the lawful procedure and prove it was inevitiable that the evidence would be found. Also, if it is not the police’s fault that