from identifiable police officer‚ patrolling a high crime area‚ suspicious to justify the officer’s stop and frisk of that person? This was the question that the justices of the Supreme Court were asking themselves when they heard the case of Illinois v. Wardlow on the date of November 2‚ 1999. A few things happened in the U.S. government in 1999. In January‚ Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial began. Clinton would later be acquitted in February. In March‚ the Supreme Court upheld the murder
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Terry v. Ohio 392 U.S. 1 (1968) The case of Terry v. Ohio is considered to be a landmark case because it is “understood to validate the practice of frisking (or patting down) suspects for weapons under diverse circumstances” (www.flexyourrights.org). These circumstances that allow for warrantless searches are applied only if and when an officer feels that peoples lives could be at risk‚ or if there is enough cause to believe that “a crime is in the process of being committed‚ a crime has already
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Case: Brandenburg V. Ohio Year: 1969 Facts: Clarence Brandenburg‚ a leader of an Ohio affiliate of the Ku Klux Klan‚ asked a reported to attend a KKK rally and cover the event. The reporter attended with a camera crew and filmed the rally that took place. Twelve white hooded figures‚ including that of Brandenburg’s‚ were seen with a wooden cross that was burned‚ and Brandenburg the said‚ “We’re not an revengent organization‚ but if our President‚ our Congress‚ and our Supreme Court‚ continues to
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It all started in Cleveland‚ Ohio on May 23‚ 1957 where Dollree Mapp resided. Cleveland police received a tip that a person wanted in a recent bombing was hiding out in Mapp’s house. The police knocked on Mapp’s door and demanded her to let them in to search the house. Mapp refused and told the police they couldn’t come in unless they had obtained a search warrant. The police temporarily backed off but stayed outside her house‚ making sure that if the criminal was inside they wouldn’t escape. After
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Brandenburg v. Ohio The Supreme Court uses various criteria for the consideration of cases. Not all cases may be chosen by the Supreme Court‚ so they must wisely choose their cases. The Court must be uniform and consistent with the cases they choose according to federal law. "Supreme Court Rule 17‚ Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari ’" (Rossum 28).These rules are obligatory to follow because the Court uses it to grant certiorari. There are four basic rules for Rule 17. First‚ the
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Terry v. Ohio was a court decision made in 1968 that still affects how police conduct their operations to this day. This case gave special liberties to police officers which would otherwise be in conflict with the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment states " the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizure‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and
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Situation Analysis The implications of whether we decide to sponsor Matworks’s sales event or not‚ are manifold and need to be explored from the point of view of various stakeholders of Southwestern Ohio Steel LP (SOSLP). To analyze the situation before us‚ I will look at the industry and major stakeholders in our decision in turn. Analysis of the Industry The steel service industry has two major characteristics; costs of transportation over long distances are prohibitive and suppliers are
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The Ohio Police searched the house thoroughly‚ with no search warrant recorded of any evidence that a search warrant existed‚ and discovered Ogletree‚ who was subsequently cleared on the bombing charge‚ hiding in the apartment of the downstairs tenant‚ Minerva Tate. Continuing in the search of Mapp’s residence and in the basement of the house police found a quantity of "California Gold" betting slips and paraphernalia. They also found a variety of obscene pornographic materials which Mapp stated
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Hilary Barrett April 13‚ 2009 Ohio History Dr. Patrick Thieving Their Way into History In 1919 World War I had come to an end. Ten years later the stock market crashed throwing the United States into a Great Depression. The time period in between was a time that was classified by a boom in the economy and prohibition legalized by the eighteenth amendment. This amendment had lead to an increase of organized crime nationwide. In that time span of these two prominent moments in American history
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The Strange and Wonderful This unit project focuses on the use of 21st century skills and effective reading strategies as they relate to Realism and the novel Winesburg‚ Ohio‚ by Sherwood Anderson. Objectives Through completion of this project‚ students will demonstrate their level of proficiency with the following skills: * * Understanding of Literary Elements * Literary Analysis of Symbolism and Theme * Developing creative representations * Drawing connections between
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