Fact Pattern
What did officer McFadden find in Terry’s waste band?
A gun
What does the fourth amendment protect against?
unreasonable search + seizure
Did the Supreme Court uphold or strike down the decision of the lower courts?
Upheld
How many men were thought to be partaking in criminal activity?
Three men
What burden of proof does an officer need in order to conduct a search?
Probable cause
True/False: The Ohio Supreme Court heard Terry’s case after the Ohio Court of Appeals
False
What behavior was being displayed that caused McFadden to be suspicious that crime was afoot?
Alternately pacing identical routes,
looking into window numerous times,
split up then rejoin blocks away
All of the Above
The Terry ruling introduced a test to balance individual privacy with government interest, establishing that brief stops are allowed under the Fourth Amendment if the action is minimally intrusive and meets this standard. What is this standard?
reasonable suspicion
What is the “reasonable suspicion” doctrine?
If a police officer believes the person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime and has a reasonable belief the person may be armed or dangerous, then the officer is allowed to stop and search the person.
In the initial search, Officer McFadden found a second weapon on this other man, who was with Terry and also acted suspiciously in front of the store. What is the name of this man?
Richard Chilton
In Terry v. Ohio, the Court ruled that police may perform this type of search based on reasonable suspicion, but only for the purpose of discovering weapons if the suspect poses a danger.
A stop and frisk/The Terry Stop
How did the judges vote in the case?
In an 8-1 decision