Stop And Frisk Case Study

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raised, and completed the ‘stop and frisk’. He took them to the police station and Terry and Chifton were charged with possession of a conceal weapon. This moment in time is what sprouted the beginning of an effective case.
John Terry believed that the search that Detective McFadden had processed was unconstitutional because of the fact that he felt that there was no facts or complete evidence however the court possessed the gun as evidence. The men were being suspicious walking outside of the store, so the state court believed that it was fine for McFadden to search the men. The Terry case allowed for officers to have more safety wen coming in to contact with another person. Ever since 1963, law enforcements are allowed to complete a limited

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