Stop+and+Frisk

**STOP AND FRISK** 1) Define a "stop and frisk".

2) Do the following for each of the cases listed
 * ==== briefly describe the facts of the case ====
 * ====explain the issue that is being challenged ====
 * ====what was the court's decision ====
 * ====what impact did this decision have (did it keep things the same; change what could be done; etc) ====

**Terry v Ohio**

**Minnesota v Dickerson** **Facts: Police**  **officer patted down a suspect and found a small amount of crack cocaine**  **Explain issue: Does the fourth amendment permit the**  **seizure contraband from a police officers sense of patdown search?**  **courts decision: The court disagreed that Police officers are allowed to seize the cocaine.The court will not take the "plain feel" exception.The courts also refused to extend the "plain-view" of a "sense of touch".** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**impact: This changed the way that police officers patdown the suspects.**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**United States v Arvizu** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**Impact:**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Illinois v Wardlow **