Terry v. Ohio‚ 392 U.S. 1 (1968) “Unreasonable search and seizures” One of the many things learned at state police academies around the country is the “Terry pat”. What a Terry pat is‚ is a basic pat down of a suspects outer clothing‚ searching for weapons. The name came be known by a Superior Court case in the 1960’s‚ known as Terry v. Ohio. The case originated back in October 1963‚ involving John W. Terry and Richard Chilton. The two men were seen on a corner by veteran police detective
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Is Odysseus‚ the man that survived 20 years away from home and at sea‚ battling many monsters along the way‚ a hero? Is the man that displeased some gods‚ and killed others‚ a hero? According to the Greeks‚ he certainly is. According to the Highly Gifted Magnet‚ probably not. While to the Greeks he possessed all of the heroic qualities‚ such as cunningness‚ loyalty‚ hospitality and physical strength‚ to the Highly Gifted Magnet community‚ he meets all most all of our standards‚ which include intelligence
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If you turn right and walk ahead‚ on the left is our fourth exhibit. This is the Order of Canada medal which Terry Fox received on June 28‚ 1981. This medal was the embodiment of what he had accomplished in his fight against cancer. As you can see‚ the medal is outlined with the colours of Canada: red and white. According to the Office of the Secrety to the Governor General‚ the insignia of the Order is a stylized six point snowflake‚ with a red centre bearing a stylized maple leaf. The motto surrounding
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A hero is a person that saves people from dangerous times. A hero is a person that saves lives. One day I would like to be called a hero. Heroes are created by events around them. Most people have a person that they call their hero. I sure do have one. Most people say their heroes are they moms or dads. Most kids call their favorite super hero their hero. If all you want is fame it doesn’t matter what you do‚ you shouldn’t be called a hero. Heroic things happens around us all day‚ every day
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Strayer University Terry v Ohio LEG 420 Lisa Silva In this case John Terry was seen by an officer‚ seeming to be casing a store for a robbery. “The Petitioner‚ John W. Terry was stopped and searched by an officer after the officer observed the Petitioner seemingly casing a store for a potential robbery. The officer approached the Petitioner for questioning and decided to search him first.” The officer finally decided to approach the men for questioning‚ after observing them for quite a long
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saved. The word hero is passed around too much these days. A hero is not a football player that scores the game-winning touchdown or the goaltender who saves his team from a loss. A hero is usually an ordinary person that did extraordinary things. A true hero is really never a hero at all; at least not in their own mind. However‚ there are various cases today in which we see the exact opposites of these characters‚ the anti-heroes. The anti-hero is one who cannot be classified as a hero‚ for that said
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In the article “What’s the Difference between Terry and Terri?” the author Terry Jeffery links the fates and medical condition of three individuals‚ Terri Schiavo‚ Terry Wallace and Donald Herbert. These three people each had a traumatic brain injury‚ and they each were in a compromised medical state for many years. Two of the patients had a miraculous recovery from their brain injury‚ and Terri Schiavo and her parents were not given the chance of a miraculous recovery. The author of the article
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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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Terry v. Ohio: Martin McFadden was a police officer in Ohio who noticed that two individuals appeared to be acting suspiciously. While watching these people from his police car‚ Officer McFadden noticed that these two men appeared to be planning a criminal attack. The two men were walking back and forth in front of a store while conspiring with each other. When McFadden approached the two men and identified himself as a law enforcement officer‚ he walked them down the street and frisked them for
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Fact: Terry Teacher is scared of his student Lenny Loner. He was warned by a former teacher of Lenny Loners behavior‚ of how he kept to himself‚ acted strangely‚ mumbled to himself‚ and argued. Lenny was asked to write a short story‚ and he wrote a story about an unpopular student who went on the Internet‚ got information about how to make a bomb‚ and blew up the school building . Terry was concerned and and spoke to Lenny briefly. Lenny explained that it was just a creative writing assignment
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