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Mapp v. Ohio (No. 236)
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES


367 U.S. 643

Mapp v. Ohio

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO


No. 236 Argued: March 29, 1961 --- Decided: June 19, 1961

All evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Federal Constitution is inadmissible in a criminal trial in a state court. Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25, overruled insofar as it holds to the contrary. Pp. 643-660.

170 Ohio St. 427, 166 N.E.2d 387, reversed.