USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mapp was arrested for possessing the pictures, and was convicted in an Ohio court. Mapp argued that her Fourth Amendment rights had been violated by the search, and eventually took her appeal to United States Supreme Court.

Detailed explanation-2: -OHIO, decided on 20 June 1961, was a landmark court case originating in Cleveland, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the 4th and 14th Constitutional amendments, illegally seized evidence could not be used in a state criminal trial.

Detailed explanation-3: -This case explores the legal concepts of due process and search and seizure. Suspicious that Dollree Mapp might be hiding a person suspected in a bombing, the police demanded entrance to her home. Mapp refused to let them in because they did not have a warrant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) The prosecution is not allowed to present evidence that law enforcement secured during a search that was unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment.