Legal Opinion
City of Athens v. Wolf
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1974No. 73-526PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStebjst, J.
The key question presented by appellant’s motion to suppress is whether Officer Hutchin’s original entry into Room 317 was lawful.
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution insures the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, free from unreasonable searches and seizures. All evidence obtained by searches in violation of the Fourth Amendment is inadmissible in state courts. Mapp v. Ohio (1961), 367 U. S. 643. Searches conducted outside the judicial process, without a warrant, are per se unreasonable, subject to a few specifically established…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by48 opinions
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