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Quotation from Mapp v. Ohio by Supreme Court of the United States
“There is no war between the Constitution and common sense.”
Mapp v. Ohio, Opinion of the Court (Clark, J.), Part V (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Clark introduces his argument that the exclusionary rule is not only logically required but sensible, ending a double standard between federal and state prosecutors.
Citation: "There is no war between the Constitution and common sense." — Supreme Court of the United States, Mapp v. Ohio, Opinion of the Court (Clark, J.), Part V (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id mapp-v-ohio-q3)
Portrait: Official portrait of Associate Justice Tom C. Clark, Supreme Court of the United States (cropped), Unknown photographer, Public domain.
