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DO NOW – Tuesday, December 10 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?
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New Vocabulary: reasonable suspicion 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.
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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 What is “Reasonable Suspicion?” Less evidence than “probable cause”
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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) Terry v. Ohio (1968)
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Be prepared to answer questions about the specific language in the 4 th Amendment 4 th 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 Tomorrow’s Quiz
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