Question

The quote below comes from the Supreme Court's ruling in Mapp v. Ohio (1961): "We hold that all evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is, by that same authority, inadmissible in a state court. "
This ruling was part of which of these trends?

a.the Court's efforts to limit executive privilege
b.the Court's expansion of the rights of the accused
c.the Court's efforts to achieve an integrated society
d.the Court's reaction to states' efforts to resist desegregation

Answer 1

Answer: B- The Court's expansion of the rights of the accused.

Explanation: On the final, got it right.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B.

Mapp v. Ohio was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court decided that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment may not be used as valid evidence in courts. This ruling expended the rights of the accused as it protected them against searches and seizures without a valid warrant. It protected the constitutional due process of the law of the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits the states from denying life, liberty or property without due process of the law.  

The accused was granted the right to refuse any search of his property without properly issued search warrant.