Alternate date of birth Oct. 31, 1924
Legal Paladin. In 1957, Dollree Mapp refused to allow Cleveland police to enter her home without a search warrant. Officers believed a person wanted for questioning was hiding in Mapp's home. One officer held up a piece of paper claiming it was a warrant, and after Mapp snatched it from his hand, a struggle ensued. Mapp was handcuffed and later charged with being in possession of gambling paraphernalia and alleged lewd and obscene materials. She would eventually have one charge dropped, but lost her appeal in state court to have the evidence suppressed in the possession charge, since it was illegally seized. At the time the exclusionary rule applied in federal court, but not in state court unless the state choose to adopt it. This all changed with Mapp's case, and in 1961 a landmark ruling was made where illegally obtained evidence could not be used in state court.
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Legal Historical Figure.
Dollree (DOLL-ree) Mapp was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio (1961). A landmark case that extended the protections of the 4th Amendment of the Constitution to all 50 states. Before Mapp, 4th Amendment protections was restricted to Federal courts only.
Born in Forest, MS on Oct.30, 1923, Mapp left Mississppi for Cleveland, OH shortly after giving birth as a teenager to daughter Barbara (d.2002). Settling in Cleveland, Mapp associated with assorted racketeers and boxers including Jimmy Bevins who she married and divorced for abusive behavior. She was also engaged to Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore for sometime until he backed out of the engagement and she subsequently sued for breach of promise.
In 1957, a bombing took place outside the home of a young numbers racketeer named Don King. Police obtained a tip that the suspect was residing at the residence of Ms.Mapp and her daughter. Brandishing a blank piece of paper as a warrant, the police broke down the door of the house in search of the suspect. Not finding the suspect, the police searched the house and found a box filled with nude pictures and drawings that at the time were considered obscene by Ohio law. Mapp contended that the drawings belonged to a previous tenant and not her. Nevertheless she was convicted of possession of obscene material and sentenced to prison. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld her sentence.
By this time, Earl Warren had been appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Supreme Court heard Mapp’s appeal. The court struck down the obscenity conviction unanimously, but the opinion focused on the illegal search and seizure of Mapp’s house and concluded that her 4th Amendment rights were violated and vacated the conviction.
Following her release she relocated to Queens, NY, And once again she found herself on the wrong side of the law. She was convicted of possession of heroin in 1971 and sentenced to 20 to life. While serving time at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Mapp became a prison activist and assisted fellow inmates with their problems.
Governor Hugh Carey commuted her sentence 1980 and she was shortly paroled afterward. She then worked for a non-profit organization that assisted inmates as well as involved herself in a variety of businesses. She was invited to speak at several law schools describing her experiences with the legal system and interviewed for books.
Dollree Mapp died in October 31, 2014 at the age of 90, from the effects of dementia and old age in Conyers, GA. Her ashes were scattered in the front yard of her home in Queens, NY.
Legal Paladin. In 1957, Dollree Mapp refused to allow Cleveland police to enter her home without a search warrant. Officers believed a person wanted for questioning was hiding in Mapp's home. One officer held up a piece of paper claiming it was a warrant, and after Mapp snatched it from his hand, a struggle ensued. Mapp was handcuffed and later charged with being in possession of gambling paraphernalia and alleged lewd and obscene materials. She would eventually have one charge dropped, but lost her appeal in state court to have the evidence suppressed in the possession charge, since it was illegally seized. At the time the exclusionary rule applied in federal court, but not in state court unless the state choose to adopt it. This all changed with Mapp's case, and in 1961 a landmark ruling was made where illegally obtained evidence could not be used in state court.
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Legal Historical Figure.
Dollree (DOLL-ree) Mapp was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio (1961). A landmark case that extended the protections of the 4th Amendment of the Constitution to all 50 states. Before Mapp, 4th Amendment protections was restricted to Federal courts only.
Born in Forest, MS on Oct.30, 1923, Mapp left Mississppi for Cleveland, OH shortly after giving birth as a teenager to daughter Barbara (d.2002). Settling in Cleveland, Mapp associated with assorted racketeers and boxers including Jimmy Bevins who she married and divorced for abusive behavior. She was also engaged to Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore for sometime until he backed out of the engagement and she subsequently sued for breach of promise.
In 1957, a bombing took place outside the home of a young numbers racketeer named Don King. Police obtained a tip that the suspect was residing at the residence of Ms.Mapp and her daughter. Brandishing a blank piece of paper as a warrant, the police broke down the door of the house in search of the suspect. Not finding the suspect, the police searched the house and found a box filled with nude pictures and drawings that at the time were considered obscene by Ohio law. Mapp contended that the drawings belonged to a previous tenant and not her. Nevertheless she was convicted of possession of obscene material and sentenced to prison. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld her sentence.
By this time, Earl Warren had been appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Supreme Court heard Mapp’s appeal. The court struck down the obscenity conviction unanimously, but the opinion focused on the illegal search and seizure of Mapp’s house and concluded that her 4th Amendment rights were violated and vacated the conviction.
Following her release she relocated to Queens, NY, And once again she found herself on the wrong side of the law. She was convicted of possession of heroin in 1971 and sentenced to 20 to life. While serving time at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Mapp became a prison activist and assisted fellow inmates with their problems.
Governor Hugh Carey commuted her sentence 1980 and she was shortly paroled afterward. She then worked for a non-profit organization that assisted inmates as well as involved herself in a variety of businesses. She was invited to speak at several law schools describing her experiences with the legal system and interviewed for books.
Dollree Mapp died in October 31, 2014 at the age of 90, from the effects of dementia and old age in Conyers, GA. Her ashes were scattered in the front yard of her home in Queens, NY.
Alternate date of birth Oct. 31, 1924
Legal Paladin. In 1957, Dollree Mapp refused to allow Cleveland police to enter her home without a search warrant. Officers believed a person wanted for questioning was hiding in Mapp's home. One officer held up a piece of paper claiming it was a warrant, and after Mapp snatched it from his hand, a struggle ensued. Mapp was handcuffed and later charged with being in possession of gambling paraphernalia and alleged lewd and obscene materials. She would eventually have one charge dropped, but lost her appeal in state court to have the evidence suppressed in the possession charge, since it was illegally seized. At the time the exclusionary rule applied in federal court, but not in state court unless the state choose to adopt it. This all changed with Mapp's case, and in 1961 a landmark ruling was made where illegally obtained evidence could not be used in state court.
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Legal Historical Figure.
Dollree (DOLL-ree) Mapp was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio (1961). A landmark case that extended the protections of the 4th Amendment of the Constitution to all 50 states. Before Mapp, 4th Amendment protections was restricted to Federal courts only.
Born in Forest, MS on Oct.30, 1923, Mapp left Mississppi for Cleveland, OH shortly after giving birth as a teenager to daughter Barbara (d.2002). Settling in Cleveland, Mapp associated with assorted racketeers and boxers including Jimmy Bevins who she married and divorced for abusive behavior. She was also engaged to Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore for sometime until he backed out of the engagement and she subsequently sued for breach of promise.
In 1957, a bombing took place outside the home of a young numbers racketeer named Don King. Police obtained a tip that the suspect was residing at the residence of Ms.Mapp and her daughter. Brandishing a blank piece of paper as a warrant, the police broke down the door of the house in search of the suspect. Not finding the suspect, the police searched the house and found a box filled with nude pictures and drawings that at the time were considered obscene by Ohio law. Mapp contended that the drawings belonged to a previous tenant and not her. Nevertheless she was convicted of possession of obscene material and sentenced to prison. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld her sentence.
By this time, Earl Warren had been appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Supreme Court heard Mapp’s appeal. The court struck down the obscenity conviction unanimously, but the opinion focused on the illegal search and seizure of Mapp’s house and concluded that her 4th Amendment rights were violated and vacated the conviction.
Following her release she relocated to Queens, NY, And once again she found herself on the wrong side of the law. She was convicted of possession of heroin in 1971 and sentenced to 20 to life. While serving time at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Mapp became a prison activist and assisted fellow inmates with their problems.
Governor Hugh Carey commuted her sentence 1980 and she was shortly paroled afterward. She then worked for a non-profit organization that assisted inmates as well as involved herself in a variety of businesses. She was invited to speak at several law schools describing her experiences with the legal system and interviewed for books.
Dollree Mapp died in October 31, 2014 at the age of 90, from the effects of dementia and old age in Conyers, GA. Her ashes were scattered in the front yard of her home in Queens, NY.
Legal Paladin. In 1957, Dollree Mapp refused to allow Cleveland police to enter her home without a search warrant. Officers believed a person wanted for questioning was hiding in Mapp's home. One officer held up a piece of paper claiming it was a warrant, and after Mapp snatched it from his hand, a struggle ensued. Mapp was handcuffed and later charged with being in possession of gambling paraphernalia and alleged lewd and obscene materials. She would eventually have one charge dropped, but lost her appeal in state court to have the evidence suppressed in the possession charge, since it was illegally seized. At the time the exclusionary rule applied in federal court, but not in state court unless the state choose to adopt it. This all changed with Mapp's case, and in 1961 a landmark ruling was made where illegally obtained evidence could not be used in state court.
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Legal Historical Figure.
Dollree (DOLL-ree) Mapp was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio (1961). A landmark case that extended the protections of the 4th Amendment of the Constitution to all 50 states. Before Mapp, 4th Amendment protections was restricted to Federal courts only.
Born in Forest, MS on Oct.30, 1923, Mapp left Mississppi for Cleveland, OH shortly after giving birth as a teenager to daughter Barbara (d.2002). Settling in Cleveland, Mapp associated with assorted racketeers and boxers including Jimmy Bevins who she married and divorced for abusive behavior. She was also engaged to Heavyweight Champion Archie Moore for sometime until he backed out of the engagement and she subsequently sued for breach of promise.
In 1957, a bombing took place outside the home of a young numbers racketeer named Don King. Police obtained a tip that the suspect was residing at the residence of Ms.Mapp and her daughter. Brandishing a blank piece of paper as a warrant, the police broke down the door of the house in search of the suspect. Not finding the suspect, the police searched the house and found a box filled with nude pictures and drawings that at the time were considered obscene by Ohio law. Mapp contended that the drawings belonged to a previous tenant and not her. Nevertheless she was convicted of possession of obscene material and sentenced to prison. The Ohio Supreme Court upheld her sentence.
By this time, Earl Warren had been appointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Supreme Court heard Mapp’s appeal. The court struck down the obscenity conviction unanimously, but the opinion focused on the illegal search and seizure of Mapp’s house and concluded that her 4th Amendment rights were violated and vacated the conviction.
Following her release she relocated to Queens, NY, And once again she found herself on the wrong side of the law. She was convicted of possession of heroin in 1971 and sentenced to 20 to life. While serving time at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Mapp became a prison activist and assisted fellow inmates with their problems.
Governor Hugh Carey commuted her sentence 1980 and she was shortly paroled afterward. She then worked for a non-profit organization that assisted inmates as well as involved herself in a variety of businesses. She was invited to speak at several law schools describing her experiences with the legal system and interviewed for books.
Dollree Mapp died in October 31, 2014 at the age of 90, from the effects of dementia and old age in Conyers, GA. Her ashes were scattered in the front yard of her home in Queens, NY.
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