FLORIDA’S STATE’S ATTORNEY LACK OF WISDOM, LACK OF COURAGE(COWARDLINESS) & LACK OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS
FLORIDA’S STATE’S ATTORNEY LACK OF WISDOM, LACK OF COURAGE (COWARDLINESS) & LACK OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS Terry v. Ohio was controversial and substantial for a number of reasons. The state argued that McFadden had reasonable suspicion that a crime was about to take place, and therefore that it was also reasonable to think that the defendants could be armed and dangerous. But until McFadden felt a gun through Terry’s clothing, the only evidence of a crime being committed was said suspicion. To what extent does the Fourth Amendment protect citizens on the street? Is there a constitutionally significant difference between a “stop” and an “arrest,” between a “frisk” and a “search”? In a search or seizure, when is “reasonable suspicion” enough, and when is “probable cause” required? In this particular case, were the discovered weapons inadmissible in court? In 1967, the Court heard oral arguments, and on June 10, 1968, an 8-1 majority ruled in fa