Evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, was deemed inadmissible in state and federal courts in the landmark case:
A. Mapp v. Ohio
B. Wolf v. Colorado
C. Barron v. Baltimore
D. Gitlow v. New York
Answer: A. Mapp v. Ohio
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a. covariance rule. b. internal validity rule. c. causal ambiguity rule. d. temporal precedence rule.
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