USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This ruling held that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment protection against “unreasonable searches and seizures” must be excluded from criminal prosecutions in state courts, as well as federal courts.
A
Mapp v. Ohio, 1961
B
Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
C
McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819
D
Marbury v. Madison, 1803
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The decision in Mapp v. Ohio established that the exclusionary rule applies to evidence gained from an unreasonable search or seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Decision: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 vote in favor of Mapp. The high court said evidence seized unlawfully, without a search warrant, could not be used in criminal prosecutions in state courts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mapp v. Ohio was a 1961 landmark Supreme Court case decided 6–3 by the Warren Court, in which it was held that Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures applied to the states and excluded unconstitutionally obtained evidence from use in state criminal prosecutions.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a 6-to-3 decision, the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment did not subject criminal justice in the states to specific limitations and that illegally obtained evidence did not have to be excluded from trials in all cases.

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