The _____ provides that,as a matter of due process,no evidence secured in violation of the Fourth Amendment may be admitted as evidence in a court of law.

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Certainly,the most controversial dimension of Fourth Amendment interpretation is the exclusionary rule,which provides that,as a matter of due process,evidence secured in violation of the Fourth Amendment may not be used against a defendant at trial.As ultimately applied to all courts by the 1961 U.S.Supreme Court decision in Mapp v.Ohio,we can see that the exclusionary rule,while a very effective device for discouraging illegal searches,seizures,and arrests,also from time to time has the effect of freeing guilty criminals.

The _____ Provides That,as a Matter of Due Process,no Evidence