Terry+v.+Ohio+-+8

=Terry v. Ohio Period 8= Danny C. and Chris A. ( 2008 - 2009 )


 * __Facts of the case Terry v. Ohio__**

This case was about an accused infringement of the Fourth Amendment. A police officer observed two men outside of a shop walking up the window and talking as if they were planning something against the store. The police officer walked up to them men and told them who he was. The the police officer did a quick frisk of the outer layers of the men and had found a concealed weapon on one of the men and he was charged for concealed weapons charges. During the review of the case, Terry who was the man caught with the gun, tried to appeal to the judge that the gun had been illegal evidence. The judge rejected him and this case became about if the police had enough authority to search and seizure with only observations.
 * 8 to 1 vote for Ohio
 * Decision made Monday, June 10th, 1968
 * This case allowed the police to search with out a warrant and only probable cause
 * Deals with Fourth Amendment infringement
 * Click [|here] for more information on Terry v. Ohio
 * [|Terry v. Ohio Wordle] [[image:douglas.jpg width="212" height="271" align="right" caption="William A. Douglas of the Supreme Court voted for Terry"]][[image:earl_warren_portrait.jpg width="207" height="276" align="left" caption="Chief Justice Earl Warren"]]


 * __Major issue of the case__**

The major issue that arose from this case was the way that the police officer made a search and seizure on Terry with only seeing suspicious behavior. In other words the case presented the question to the Supreme Court; Is it always unreasonable for a police officer to frisk a person from probable cause?


 * __Laws discussed from this case__**

This case involves infringement of the Fourth Amendment by a random search and seizure performed by the police officer.


 * __The Decision__**

The decision made for the case of Terry v. Ohio was against Terry for the concealed weapon charge. The Supreme Court had made the decision that the police officer was in the position to make a quick frisk of both of the men who were acting suspicious and could have been a danger to the public and the police officer himself. This decision impacted the way a police man could enforce his power greatly.


 * __Reasoning__**

The reasoning behind the decision of the course was that a police officer may carefully subject a person to a limited search if he suspects him of being a danger to himself, the officer, or the general public.

__**Impact**__

After this case police officers received the power to stop ad frisk a suspected person if they have evidence in front of them or a probable cause. This changes the whole procedure of a police officers power to search and seizure; they require no warrant after this case because of the decision of Terry v. Ohio.

__**Sources:**__

http://www.4lawschool.com/terry.htm - This is in an embedded link in "Facts of the case" []