However before we begin to talk about the exclusionary rule, one should know what the rule was intended for, and the reasons behind its creation. The rule was introduced to the states in 1961 in the case of Mapp v. Ohio, which states that any evidence obtained in violation of the U.S. Constitution will be considered inadmissible in a court of law (Schmalleger & Worrall, 2009). The rule itself was created in the wake police misconduct, which lead to citizens constitutional rights being violated while being investigated for a crime. How the rule effects an prosecution’s case is that by declaring any evidence that was taken in a matter considered in violation of a citizens constitutional rights, the evidence originally obtained, and any evidence
