Terry v. Ohio
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Terry v. Ohio is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legality of police "stop and frisk" searches based on reasonable suspicion rather than probable cause.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terry v. Ohio canonical | 12 |
| Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1076327 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terry v. Ohio Context triple: [Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, landmarkCase, Terry v. Ohio]
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A.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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B.
Mapp v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio is a landmark 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the exclusionary rule to the states, holding that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in state criminal prosecutions.
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C.
Escobedo v. Illinois
Escobedo v. Illinois is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded the Sixth Amendment right to counsel during police interrogations and helped lay the groundwork for the later Miranda warnings.
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D.
Betts v. Brady
Betts v. Brady was a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held indigent defendants in state criminal cases were not automatically entitled to court-appointed counsel, a rule later overturned by Gideon v. Wainwright.
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E.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terry v. Ohio Target entity description: Terry v. Ohio is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legality of police "stop and frisk" searches based on reasonable suspicion rather than probable cause.
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A.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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B.
Mapp v. Ohio
Mapp v. Ohio is a landmark 1961 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the exclusionary rule to the states, holding that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in state criminal prosecutions.
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C.
Escobedo v. Illinois
Escobedo v. Illinois is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that expanded the Sixth Amendment right to counsel during police interrogations and helped lay the groundwork for the later Miranda warnings.
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D.
Betts v. Brady
Betts v. Brady was a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held indigent defendants in state criminal cases were not automatically entitled to court-appointed counsel, a rule later overturned by Gideon v. Wainwright.
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E.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon v. Wainwright is a landmark 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to court-appointed counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fourth Amendment case
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1967-12-12 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtDecision | Earl Warren ⓘ |
| citation | 392 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1968-06-10 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Justice William O. Douglas
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linked to:
William O. Douglas
|
| docketNumber | 67 ⓘ |
| finding |
The frisk was limited in scope to a search for weapons for officer safety.
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The officer’s observations provided reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot. ⓘ |
| fullName |
Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
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linked to:
Terry v. Ohio
|
| holding |
A brief investigatory stop is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment but may be reasonable without probable cause if supported by specific and articulable facts.
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Police may stop a person and conduct a limited frisk for weapons based on reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and presently dangerous. ⓘ |
| impact |
Became a foundational precedent for stop-and-frisk practices in the United States.
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Created the Terry stop doctrine in U.S. policing. ⓘ Lowered the threshold from probable cause to reasonable suspicion for certain police encounters. ⓘ |
| issue | Whether a stop and frisk based on reasonable suspicion violates the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineEstablished | stop and frisk ⓘ |
| legalStandardEstablished | reasonable suspicion ⓘ |
| locationOfIncident |
Cleveland, Ohio
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linked to:
Cleveland
|
| majorityOpinionBy |
Chief Justice Earl Warren
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linked to:
Earl Warren
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| originatingStateCase | Ohio ⓘ |
| petitioner | John W. Terry ⓘ |
| policeActionAtIssue |
brief investigatory stop
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frisk of outer clothing ⓘ |
| precedentialStatus | binding precedent in U.S. federal and state courts ⓘ |
| reasoningKeyConcept | balancing test between public interest and individual rights ⓘ |
| reasoningKeyPhrase | specific and articulable facts ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
exclusionary rule
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investigatory detention ⓘ stop and identify statutes ⓘ |
| respondent |
State of Ohio
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linked to:
Ohio
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| searchType |
pat-down for weapons
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stop and frisk ⓘ |
| standardOfProofCompared | probable cause ⓘ |
| standardOfProofUsed | reasonable suspicion ⓘ |
| subsequentCitationBy |
Arizona v. Johnson
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Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada ⓘ Illinois v. Wardlow ⓘ Minnesota v. Dickerson ⓘ United States v. Sokolow ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warren Court era ⓘ |
| vote | 8–1 ⓘ |
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Subject: Terry v. Ohio Description of subject: Terry v. Ohio is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legality of police "stop and frisk" searches based on reasonable suspicion rather than probable cause.
Referenced by (13)
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linked to: Terry v. Ohio