State v. Hairston (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtDeWine, J.
*364{¶ 1} As they were responding to a radio call one night, two police officers heard the sound of nearby gunshots. They immediately drove a short distance to the area where the shots seemed to be coming from and, with guns drawn, detained the only person in the area. A pat-down of the man revealed a handgun. The question before us is whether this stop-a so-called Terry stop-violated the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, see Terry v. Ohio , 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). The court of appeals held that it did and concluded that the trial court should have…
Also in this document: Dissent · O'Connor; Concurring in the judgment; Dissent · O'Connor.
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