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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Equal Protections under the Law — Unit test

Question 16 • RKAA- Second Semester Civics and Citizenship 0.5 New

In 1961, the Supreme Court overturned Mapp’s conviction because

Answer
A
police did not have a valid reason to search her home.
B
police had forced her to confess to the crime.
C
she had a First Amendment right to own the material.
D
she had been denied her right to a lawyer.

Explanation

In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), police searched Dollree Mapp’s home without a valid warrant, and the evidence they found was used to convict her. The Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained through an unconstitutional search could not be used in state court, so it overturned her conviction. Thus, the correct choice is that police did not have a valid reason to search her home.

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