Terry V. Ohio Case Study

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Case Name: Terry v .Ohio Citation: 392 U.S. 1. Date of Decision: 1968 Area of Law: Fourth Amendment- unreasonable search and seizure clause. Expectation of privacy and person security Vote: 8/1 Procedural History: Terry objected to the decision of the Supreme Court of Ohio which had affirmed the lower courts decision. Case Facts: Officer McFadden had been a policemen for thirty-nine years, a detective for thirty-nine years, and had patroled downtown Cleveland for thirty years. The officer noticed the Petitoner talking with another man on a street corner while they both took turns repeatedly walking up and down the street looking into a store window. After speaking with a third man, they followed him up the street. The officer thought
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