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Take out your homework On your Do Now sheet: Is it easy to get a warrant? Why / Why not ? When can the police search someone without a warrant? (review notes from yesterday) When can a police officer stop and frisk someone on the street? . DO NOW – Tuesday, December 10.
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Take out your homework • On your Do Now sheet: • Is it easy to get a warrant? Why / Why not? • When can the police search someone without a warrant? (review notes from yesterday) • When can a police officer stop and frisk someone on the street? DO NOW – Tuesday, December 10
Reasonable suspicion –information which is enough to give an officer a reasonable belief that a person is, was, or is about to be involved in a crime. It's less than probable cause but more than no evidence. New Vocabulary: reasonable suspicion
What is “Reasonable Suspicion?” • Less evidence than “probable cause” • Officer may do a limited stop and frisk for weapons. Any evidence felt and found is admissible in court. • If an officer has reasonable suspicion, he/she can stop, question, and frisk an individual – the person is not free to go
Terry v. Ohio (1968) The standard of reasonable suspicion comes from the Supreme Court’s decision in Terry v. Ohio (1968) Therefore, a stop-and-frisk encounter is also called a “Terry Stop” (add to vocab)
Tomorrow’s Quiz Be prepared to answer questions about • the specific language in the 4th Amendment • 4th Am. balance of public safety and civil liberties • warrants • what it must include • who writes it, who affirms it • probable cause • as opposed to “beyond a reasonable doubt” • as opposed to suspicion and hearsay • as opposed to reasonable doubt • warrantless searches