Question

Look at the following cause-and-effect chart, showing events from the case of Mapp v. Ohio (1961).

A flowchart. A box labeled Officers illegally searched Dollree Mapp's home. An arrow points from this box to a box labeled Mapp was convicted of a crime.

What happened to Dollree Mapp after her case went to the Supreme Court?

Her conviction was upheld because illegal materials had been found in her home.
Her conviction was overturned because the search of her home had been done illegally.
Her conviction was upheld because an eyewitness had seen her with illegal materials.
Her conviction was overturned because the jury found her to be a person of good character.

Answer 1

Her conviction was overturned because the search of her home had been done illegally.

The Supreme Court ruled in Mapp v. Ohio (1961) that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment could not be used in state courts (the exclusionary rule), so the conviction was tossed.