Utah v. Strieff, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Exclusionary Rule, Fourth Amendment, Terry Stop & Frisk

NOTE:?Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued.The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.See United States v. Detroit […]

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Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Terry Stop & Frisk

392 U.S. 1 88 S.Ct. 1868 20 L.Ed.2d 889 John W. TERRY, Petitioner, v. STATE OF OHIO. No. 67. Argued Dec. 12, 1967. Decided June 10, 1968. Counsel: Louis Stokes, Cleveland, Ohio, for petitioner. Reuben M. Payne, Cleveland, Ohio, for respondent. [hr] Syllabus A Cleveland detective (McFadden), on a downtown beat which he had been […]

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ILLINOIS v. WARDLOW, 528 U.S 119 (2000)

Issues: Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Reasonable Suspicion, Terry Stop & Frisk

528 U.S 119 120 S.Ct. 673 145 L.Ed.2d 570 ILLINOIS v. WARDLOW No. 98-1036. Argued November 2, 1999 Decided January 12, 2000 Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Illinois Syllabus Respondent Wardlow fled upon seeing a caravan of police vehicles converge on an area of Chicago known for heavy narcotics trafficking. When Officers Nolan and […]

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