Dollree Mapp

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Dollree Mapp was the Cleveland woman whose challenge to an unlawful police search led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Mapp v. Ohio, which applied the exclusionary rule to the states.

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Mapp v. Ohio 9 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
civil rights figure
person
associatedWithCity Cleveland NERFINISHED
associatedWithState Ohio
constitutionalRightInvolved Due Process Clause
surface form: Fourteenth Amendment due process

Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
court Supreme Court of the United States
gender female
holding exclusionary rule applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment
impactOnLaw expanded defendants’ rights in state criminal prosecutions
strengthened judicial oversight of police searches
involvedInCourtCase Mapp v. Ohio
jurisdiction Ohio
surface form: State of Ohio

United States of America
surface form: United States
knownFor being the defendant in Mapp v. Ohio
challenging an unlawful police search of her home
role in expansion of the exclusionary rule to the states
legalIssue Fourth Amendment search and seizure
exclusionary rule
legalSignificance her case limited the use of illegally obtained evidence in state courts
her case nationalized the exclusionary rule
name Dollree Mapp self-link
nationality American
party Dollree Mapp self-linksurface differs
Ohio
surface form: State of Ohio
placeOfResidenceAtTimeOfCase Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
residence Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
roleInCase criminal defendant

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Dollree Mapp name Dollree Mapp self-link
Dollree Mapp party Dollree Mapp self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mapp v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio petitioner Dollree Mapp