On May 23, 1957, Cleveland police officers forced their way into Dollree Mapp’s residence without a search warrant in search of a bombing suspect. When they went in and searched, they found a gun, some gambling paraphernalia, and pornography. Althought Mapp claimed that the illegal materials belonged to someone else living in the residence, she was arrested on a felony charge for possession of obscene materials under Ohio Revised Code 2905.34-.35 then in effect, which stated: “No person shall knowingly have in his possession or under his control an obscene, lewd, or lascivious book, magazine, pamphlet, paper, writing, advertisement, circular, print, picture, photograph, or pictures and stories of immoral deeds, lust, or crime” (Kutik & McCloud,
