Terry Stop and Frisk 1

A brief investigative detention is authorized under the standard of…

Reasonable Suspicion. The suspicion must be articulable.

Articulable suspicion for a stop: articulable facts and circumstances that would lead a ________ police officer in light of his/her experience in training…

Reasonable; to suspect that crime is occurring, just occurred, or is about to occur.

True or false: On a detention based off reasonable suspicion alone, an officer is privy to a free search of a subject.

False

Terry v Ohio protects your right to…

Safety

if someone is armed, and therefore dangerous, you are not safe to conduct…

your investigation

According to LEOKA, The majority of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire are shot between how many feet away from their assailant?

0-6 feet

A pat down or frisk is a protective and _____ search of the outer clothing to locate _____.

limited; weapons

Pat downs and frisks are NEVER conducted in order to find…

evidence

What is the equation for a Terry Stop and Frisk?

reasonable articulable suspicion + Armed, and therefore dangerous

What was Minnesota v Dickerson (1993)?

Decided that you can seize contraband on a Terry Stop and Frisk IF you keep the scope of the search limited to weapons AND the item is IMMEDIATELY identifiable/recognizable as contraband, AND do not further explore or manipulate the item to render your decision

What was Harrell v Commonwealth (1999)?

Court ruled that the pat-down (frisk) of the passenger, Harrell, was unreasonable because the police officer lacked a reasonable, articulable suspicion that Harrell was armed and dangerous