If a police officer searched a person's home without a warrant and didn't have the owner's permission, which Supreme Court case would the officer likely be violating?

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a. Correct. The Mapp case clarified the issue of search and seizure by outlining when and under what circumstances should an officer obtain a warrant.
b. Incorrect. In the Gregg v. Georgia case the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the argument that capital punishment in and of itself constituted "cruel and unusual punishment".
c. Incorrect. The Graham v. Connor case was a U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that an objective reasonableness standard should be applied when determining if excessive force was used by a police officer.
d. Incorrect. The Brown v. Board of Education case desegregated schools all over the nation.

If a Police Officer Searched a Person's Home Without a Warrant