<P> Terry v. Ohio , 392 U.S. 1 ( 1968 ) , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures is not violated when a police officer stops a suspect on the street and frisks him or her without probable cause to arrest , if the police officer has a reasonable suspicion that the person has committed , is committing , or is about to commit a crime and has a reasonable belief that the person `` may be armed and presently dangerous . '' </P>
<P> Terry v. Ohio , 392 U.S. 1 ( 1968 ) , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures is not violated when a police officer stops a suspect on the street and frisks him or her without probable cause to arrest , if the police officer has a reasonable suspicion that the person has committed , is committing , or is about to commit a crime and has a reasonable belief that the person `` may be armed and presently dangerous . '' </P>
the case that established the foundation for stop and frisk is
the case that established the foundation for stop and frisk is
Terry v. Ohio
Terry v. Ohio