Over 50 years ago, the exclusionary rule was introduced in the United States by the U.S. Supreme Court, and had contributed to many criminal court cases (“The fourth amendment,” n.d.). There are two important criminal cases that played a role in making the exclusionary rule possible, including Weeks v. United States and Mapp v. Ohio (1961) (“The fourth amendment,” n.d.). In the Weeks case, the defendant claimed the decision of a guilty conviction was established from evidence that was seized “without a warrant or other constitutional justification” (“The fourth amendment,” n.d., n.p.). The case was ultimately appealed and the defendant won the appeal because the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the guilty conviction, which led to the creation of
