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Terry v. Ohio 392 U.S. 1

Terry v. Ohio 392 U.S. 1

392 U.S. 1 | 1968-06-10

Terry v. Ohio

392 U.S. 1

Terry v. Ohio (No. 67)

Argued: December 12, 1967
Decided: June 10, 1968

Syllabus

A Cleveland detective (McFadden), on a downtown beat which he had been patrolling for many years, observed two strangers (petitioner and another man, Chilton) on a street corner. He saw them proceed alternately back and forth along an identical route, pausing to stare in the same store window, which they did for a total of about 24 times. Each completion of the route was followed by a conference between the two on a corner, at one of which they were joined by a third man (Katz) who left swiftly. Suspecting the two men of "casing a job,...