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In 1968, supreme court stated that in the case of Terry v. Ohio, a police officer can stop an individual for questioning if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person is about to commit, is committing or is going to commit a crime. In addition, supreme court stated that officers can search for weapons for the protection of the officer if he feels threatened.

Terry stop or investigatory stop is a short detention of an individual by police on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity. An officer who lacks reasonable suspicion has to begin a consensual encounter before he may obtain any evidence. A consensual encounter is were a officer starts just a ordinary conversation in which the individual has the right to not
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