Mapp v. Ohio · ¶67

Wolf v. Colorado, supra, was decided in 1949. The immediate result was a storm of constitutional controversy which only today finds its end. I believe that this is an appropriate case in which to put an end to the asymmetry which Wolf imported into the law. See Stefanelli v. Minard, 342 U. S. 117; Rea v. United States, 350 U. S. 214; Elkins v. United States, supra; Monroe v. Pape, 365 U. S. 167. It is an appropriate case because the facts it presents show — as would few other cases— the casual arrogance of those who have the untrammelled power to invade one’s home and to seize one’s person.

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