Mapp v. Ohio · ¶21

Significantly, in McNabb, the Court did then pass on to formulate a rule of evidence, saying, “[i]n the view we take of the case, however, it becomes unnecessary to reach the Constitutional issue [for]... [t]he principles governing the admissibility of evidence in federal criminal trials have not been restricted... to those derived solely from the Constitution.” At pp. 340-341.

U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 367, at 643 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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