Terry Vs Ohio Case Study

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Case: Terry v. Ohio
In 1968, a police officer saw 3 men staring at a jewellery shop. Police suspected that the 3 men might rob the jewellery shop and approached them. Officer asked for their identities and immediately started frisking a person. Those men condemned the search and frisk performed by the police officer saying it is against the fourth amendment. But the officer continued to pat down the persons to find illegal weapons.
The case went to the Supreme Court and the court was convinced that it does not violate the fourth amendment to pat down a person to find any illegal weapons by the police officer if the officer suspects that the person may have committed a crime or going to do a crime.
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