INTRODUCTIONThree police officers were searching for a bombing suspect at Miss Mapp's home. They asked her if they could search her house, she refused to allow them. Miss Mapp said they would need a search to get into her house, so they left to get one. The three officers returned three hours later with a piece of paper that they believed was a search warrant, and forced their way into her home. During the search, they found obscene materials that they could use to arrest her because they were holding them at her home. The items were found in the basement during an illegal search and seizure conducted in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and therefore should not be admissible in court. Upon entering the residence, the three Cleveland police officers should have gone to the prosecutor and retrieved an actual search warrant. The fact that they tried to pass off a piece of paper as a search warrant is pointless and whatever they find cannot be used against her in court. All the bombing paraphernalia they found is useless because of the resulting search warrant. Because Miss Mapp did not open the door when they returned, they forced their way into the house and conducted an illegal search. When Miss Mapp's lawyer arrived, the police would not let him into the house. When Ms. Mapp seized the purported search warrant, the officers fought with her to get it back and did so. Ms. Mapp was subsequently placed under arrest while police conducted an extensive search of the residence during which obscene materials were found in a safe in the basement. Miss Mapp was convicted of possessing these documents... middle of paper... she should have gone to jail for the evidence they found. And it should remind future police officers that they must follow all the rules set forth by the 4th Amendment and prevent this from happening again. Just to save some paperwork, the cops cost them to lose this case and someone who should be in jail is free to start over. ReferencesWorks CitedMapp v. Ohio | Files. (nd). Files. Retrieved May 18, 2014 from http://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/criminal-procedure/criminal-procedure-keyed-to-saltzburg/searches-and-seizures-of-persons-and-things/mapp - v-ohio-3/. (nd). Info please. Retrieved May 18, 2014 from http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/ar19.htmlThe Free Dictionary. (nd). Retrieved from http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Punishment, text CriminalIn (The Free Dictionary)