Stop and Frisk - How landmark Ohio case gave birth to 'stop-and-frisk' rules. It's known in legal parlance as a "Terry Stop". Why? Because of a landmark SCOTUS decision involving Mr. Terry.
On the afternoon of Oct. 31, 1963, Cleveland Det. Martin McFadden, in plainclothes and on the lookout downtown for pickpockets, notices two black men across Huron Road — John W. Terry and Richard Chilton — taking turns stepping across the storefronts of a jewelry store and an airline ticket office. The men appear to be measuring distances with outstretched arms, each repeating the procedure three or four times. When they leave, McFadden follows the men around the corner to Euclid Avenue where they join Carl Katz, who is white. McFadden catches up to the trio in front of a men’s clothing store. What happened next changed policing in America forever.
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The SCOTUS decision is here: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/392/1/