United States Leading Case investigative stopsreasonable suspicionstop and frisk

Terry v Ohio

392 U.S. 1 (1968)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1968

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Fourth Amendment; stop and frisk; reasonable suspicion standard; less than probable cause for brief investigative detention

criminal

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