Law And Justice

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right, they make sure we are only protected from unreasonable searches and seizures. “Officers may conduct a search limited for weapons when they observe unusual conduct leading them to reasonably suspect criminal activity is afoot and the individuals involved is/are armed.” Here is the Rule of Law or Legal Principle Applied during the Terry v Ohio case. Basically stating that an officer has the right to search you for something that has the potential of harming yourself, hisself, or society, when a person is performing suspicious behavior.
In order for an officer to do a legal search it has to have a warrant. In order for the officer to have a warrant he needs it issued by the judge. The only way the judge will issue the warrant if the officer presents probable cause. In the Terry v Ohio case the officer searched the men without a warrant because he had reasonable suspicion. Which means that the officer only has the knowledge of minimal clues, a large clue, or a large ...

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