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Attorney Kearns, as well as Attorney Bernard Berkman on Mapp´s behalf and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Mahon argued on behalf of State of Ohio.

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Evidence was seized unlawfully, without a search warrant and could not be used in criminal prosecutions in state courts.

U.S. Supreme Court ruled that evidence taken through illegal search and seizure was not permittable evidence

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The case bagan when police officers forced their way into Dollree Mapp's house without a proper search warrant. They believed she was protecting a suspected bomber and the police demanded entry. They did not find the suspect but they discovered some odd pictures in Mapp's vehicle. Mapp argued that her Fourth Amendment rights had been violated by the search, and eventually took her appeal to the Supreme Court

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Decided on 20 June 1961, court case originated in Cleveland

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 vote in favor of Mapp

This applied the exclusionary rule that evidence illegally obtained is required to be excluded in criminal trials

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Main content Decision Date: June 19, 1961 The case originated in Cleveland, Ohio, when police officers forced their way into Dollree Mapp's house without a proper search warrant. Police believed that Mapp was harboring a suspected bomber, and demanded entry. No suspect was found, but police discovered a trunk of obscene pictures in Mapp's basement.

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