Snow v. State

ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.

The Fourth Amendment states that the

“right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the person or things to be seized.” 1

Distinguishing a “stop” from an “arrest” and a “frisk” from a “search,” the Supreme Court of the United States created the “reasonable suspicion” standard in order to deal “with the rapidly unfolding and often…