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    officers to conduct stop and frisk searches of persons based on reasonable suspicion‚ as determined by Terry v. Ohio where supreme court decisions determined that individuals can be searched not only for probable cause (where an individual is under suspicion of committing a specific crime) but also for reasonable suspicion (where an individual is thought to be taking part in of have taken part of a crime‚ using facts and beliefs at hand which a reasonable inferences can be drawn from). In these instances

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    officers to conduct stop and frisk searches of persons based on reasonable suspicion‚ as determined by Terry v. Ohio where supreme court decisions determined that individuals can be searched not only for probable cause (where an individual is under suspicion of committing a specific crime) but also for reasonable suspicion (where an individual is thought to be taking part in of have taken part of a crime‚ using facts and beliefs at hand which a reasonable inferences can be drawn from). In these instances

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    Case Study Analysis By CJ227: Criminal Procedure Officer Smith did have reasonable suspicion to make the initial vehicle stop. The taillight appeared to have been broken and there was colored tape so there was probable cause to pull the driver over. Police Officers may pull a vehicle over for many reasons like traffic violations‚ equipment violations and even suspicious activity whenever they have a reasonable articulable suspicion that a public offense is occurring or has occurred. When

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    Stop and Frisk Shauna Hinchley CJ105 April 29 2013 Mr. Kagawa Stop and Frisk The stop and frisk is when a police officer stops a person‚ one he/she believes is suspicious individual‚ and with lawful intent‚ pats down in search of a hidden weapon in the suspect ’s clothing. It seems like a controversial law‚ arguable yet justifiable. How would you feel if you were stopped by a policeman? Probably scared‚ angry‚ and even confused? Of course‚ if you were innocent. What if you were a drug dealer

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    ruled that an officer can perform a search on a person without a warrant‚ if the officer suspects that the person may be armed or dangerous. (source?) This case paved the way to one of the most controversial police procedures in New York-stop and frisk. This practice was put into effect by the New York Police Department‚ which grants officers the authority to stop and search pedestrians if/when the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person may be a danger to the community. The Fourth Amendment

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    Terry V. Ohio

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    | In 1968 a case called Terry v. Ohio took place. This case made a big impact on the police departments of the United States by giving officers more reasons to make an arrest. A "Terry Stop" is a stop of a person by law enforcement officers based upon reasonable suspicion that a person may have been engaged in criminal activity‚ whereas an arrest requires probable cause that a suspect committed a criminal offense. A Cleveland detective (McFadden)‚ on a downtown beat which he had been patrolling

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    Racial profiling has always been a major topic and‚ still is today. Due to constant media attention‚ racial profiling remains the most talked about. It receives the most attention online and‚ remains the most debated about in our legal system. Racial profiling is one topic like so many others‚ that stands out in the U.S. Racial profiling was an act that was put in place by the government. This act was enabled to help law enforcement‚ keep the peace and‚ most importantly‚ prevent crime. Due to the

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    The reasonable NPK ratios are very necessary for crops’ growing. NPK compound fertilizer is available in liquid or granular form‚ and some granular fertilizer is in a slow-release formula. A numbering system is used to define the percentages of the three essential plant nutrients. For example‚ a 20-20-10 fertilizer would contain 20 percent nitrogen‚ 20 percent phosphorus and 10 percent potassium. Secondary nutrients and trace elements are typically listed.Henan Daswell Machinery Co.‚ Ltd‚is

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    methodology and calculations. II. Background The Florida Motor Fuel Marketing Practices Act (MFMPA) determines motor fuel cost for non-refiners as the actual invoice price‚ including associated freight charges and taxes‚ plus direct labor and reasonable rental value of the outlet attributable to fuel sales. The invoice price by its nature can be directly attributable to each grade of gasoline at a per

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    Introduction Reasonable suspicion signifies the standard based on which the criminal activities are observed and arrest warrants are formulated. On the other hand‚ probable cause can be described as the logical belief in which with the help of facts criminal activity has been devoted (Kinports‚ n.d.). This assignment intends to compare and contrast between the legal concepts of reasonable suspicion and probable cause. This assignment also evaluates in what way these legal concepts can be applied

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