s ▁valid ity ▁was ▁doubt ful ▁and ▁the ▁police ' s ▁search ▁of ▁her ▁home ▁was ▁illegal , ▁the ▁police ▁officers ▁had ▁not ▁used ▁brut al ▁force ▁against ▁her , ▁and ▁so ▁under ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁preced ents ▁in ▁Wolf ▁and ▁Ro chin ▁the ▁ex clusion ary ▁rule ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁apply . ▁M app ▁then ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁which ▁agreed ▁to ▁hear ▁her ▁case . ▁ ▁Dec ision ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁issued ▁a ▁ 6 – 3 ▁decision ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁M app ▁that ▁over turn ed ▁her ▁conv iction ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁ex clusion ary ▁rule ▁applies ▁to ▁American ▁states ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁ ▁Op in ion ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁Six ▁just ices ▁formed ▁the ▁majority ▁and ▁joined ▁an ▁opinion ▁written ▁by ▁Justice ▁Tom ▁C . ▁Clark . ▁The ▁Court ▁observed ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁since ▁its ▁decision ▁in ▁Wolf ▁v . ▁Colorado , ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁states ▁that ▁had ▁rejected ▁the ▁ex clusion ary ▁rule ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁had ▁adopted ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁partial ▁form ▁of ▁it . ▁Regarding ▁its ▁statements ▁in ▁Wolf ▁that ▁other ▁pre ex isting ▁rem ed ies , ▁like ▁private ▁law su its ▁and ▁good ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁police ▁forces , ▁would ▁be ▁enough ▁to ▁en force ▁the ▁Four th ▁Am end ment , ▁the