Weeks v. US, (1914) was the case that established the "exclusionary rule," preventing evidence gathered through illegal or unreasonable search and seizure of a suspect from being used to prosecute the suspect in court. This Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure protection originally applied only to federal casesbecause the Supreme Court hadn't incorporated much of the Bill of Rights to the States in 1914.
Case Citation:
Weeks v. US, 232 US 383 (1914)
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The 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case that made the exclusionary rule applicable to state criminal prosecutions is Mapp v. Ohio. In this landmark decision, the Court held that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, cannot be used in state courts. This ruling extended the exclusionary rule, previously applicable only to federal cases, to the states, reinforcing the protection of individual rights against unlawful government actions.
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In the 1961 case Mapp v. Ohio, the Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, cannot be used in state courts. This decision extended the exclusionary rule, previously applicable only to federal courts, to the states. The ruling emphasized the importance of protecting individual rights and maintaining judicial integrity by deterring illegal police conduct.
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The 1961 decision that extended exclusionary rules of search and seizure to state court proceedings is Mapp v. Ohio. In this landmark ruling, the Supreme Court held that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in state courts, thereby incorporating the exclusionary rule to apply to both federal and state prosecutions. This decision emphasized the importance of protecting individuals' constitutional rights against unlawful searches and seizures.
1961The US Supreme Court extended the exclusionary rule to the state as a result of their decision in Mapp v. Ohio, 367 US 643 (1961). The rule was originally created and applied to the federal government in Weeks v. US, (1914).