The correct answer is: a. Terry v. Ohio (1968). This case established the principle that law enforcement officers can stop and briefly frisk a person for weapons if they have reasonable suspicion that the person is armed and dangerous.
Which U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that when police have reasonable cause to believe a suspect is armed and dangerous, an investigatory stop and brief frisk are permissible?
a
Terry v Ohio 1968
b
Nix v Williams 1984
c
Mapp v Ohio 1961
d
California v Greenwood 1988
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