In __________ the Supreme Court adopted a rule excluding from a criminal trial evidence the police obtained unconstitutionally or illegally.

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The case of Mapp v. Ohio in 1961 established the exclusionary rule, which excludes from a criminal trial any evidence that was illegally or unconstitutionally obtained by the police. This means that if evidence was obtained without a warrant or through coercion or other illegal means, it cannot be used in court against the defendant.

In __________ the Supreme Court Adopted a Rule Excluding from a Criminal