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3/8/2017 Terry v. Ohio | Oyez

https://www.oyez.org/cases/1967/67 1/2

P E T I T I O N E R

Terry

R E S P O N D E N T

Ohio

L O C A T I O N

Street Corner

D O C K E T N O .

67

D E C I D E D B Y

Warren Court (1967-1969)

C I T A T I O N

392 US 1 (1968)

(https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/392/1)

A R G U E D

Dec 12, 1967

D E C I D E D

Jun 10, 1968

(/)

Terry v. Ohio

Facts of the case Terry and two other men were observed by a plain clothes policeman in what the o埒�cer believed to be "casing a job, a stick-up." The o埒�cer stopped and frisked the three men, and found weapons on two of them. Terry was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and sentenced to three years in jail.

3/8/2017 Terry v. Ohio | Oyez

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Question Was the search and seizure of Terry and the other men in violation of the Fourth Amendment?

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Conclusion

In an 8-to-1 decision, the Court held that the search undertaken by the o埒�cer was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment and that the weapons seized could be introduced into evidence against Terry. Attempting to focus narrowly on the facts of this particular case, the Court found that the o埒�cer acted on more than a "hunch" and that "a reasonably prudent man would have been warranted in believing [Terry] was armed and thus presented a threat to the o埒�cer's safety while he was investigating his suspicious behavior." The Court found that the searches undertaken were limited in scope and designed to protect the o埒�cer's safety incident to the investigation.

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