Legal Opinion
Terry v. Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 10, 1968No. 67PublishedCited by 32,395 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
This case presents serious questions concerning the role of the Fourth Amendment in the confrontation on the street between the citizen and the policeman investigating suspicious circumstances.
Petitioner Terry was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and sentenced to the statutorily prescribed term of one to three years in the penitentiary.1 Following *5the denial of a pretrial motion to suppress, the prosecution introduced in evidence two revolvers and a number of bullets seized from Terry and a codefendant, Richard Chilton,2 by Cleveland Police Detective Martin McFadden. At the hearing on…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by32,395 opinions
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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