Mapp Vs Ohio Case Study

The Mapp vs Ohio case first established in a small town located in Cleveland, Ohio on May 23, 1957. In that small town, three police officers arrived at a woman named Dollree Mapp’s home where she was suspected of harboring a potential bomber. The officers commanded Mapp to open up, but Mapp refused them unless a search warrant was presented. Agitated, the officers forced their way into Dollree Mapp’s home and found no suspect. Despite no suspect was found, officers came upon some allegedly lewd and lascivious pictures in Mapp’s basement which quickly led her to be arrest for the violation of the Ohio state law.
Unlike many typical court cases, the Mapp vs Ohio case took place in Ohio’s Supreme Court also known as the Warren Court, where …show more content…
The officer who presented the “supposedly” warrant recovered the piece of paper from her and arrested her being belligerent. “She never got a good look at the document, but if she had she would have seen that it was not a warrant but an affidavit requesting one,” said Zotti, who was given the document by the officer who took it from Mapp years later. Mapp also recalled how a police officer clutched her wrist and twisted it as she pleaded with him to stop. Once she was arrest, the officers searched throughout her whole house; the kitchen, the living room, the basement, her daughter’s room, and her own room. Mapp claimed that she felt violated as well as they violated her fourth amendment.
Even though the search was made without proper authority, the State was not prevented from using the evidence seized because “the Fourteenth Amendment does not forbid the admission of evidence obtained by an unreasonable search and seizure.” In other words, Ohio argued, the 14th Amendment does not guarantee 4th Amendment protections in the State courts. Furthermore, under the 10th Amendment, the States retain their right to operate a separate court system. The Bill of Rights only restricts and limits the actions of the National