Salsburg v. Maryland

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1954-01-18

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Mr. Justice Burton delivered the opinion of the Court. The ultimate issue here is whether Maryland has violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by authorizing its courts, in prosecutions in Anne Arundel County for certain gambling misdemeanors, to admit evidence procured by illegal search or seizure. The violation is charged because Maryland, at the same time, prohibits the admission of…

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