The Evolution of the Fourth Amendment

by Thomas McInnis

Book Overview

This book examines the history of the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure, and its interpretation by the Supreme Court. It concentrates on the changes in interpretation that have taken place after the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren in 1961, decided in Mapp v. Ohio to apply the exclusionary rule, which makes illegally seized evidence inadmissible in court, to the actions of state governments. In The Evolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739129775
• ISBN13: 9780739129777
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.9"