Terry v. Ohio

Terry v. Ohio

1. Courts

   • At the hearing motion to surpress the evidence
     • Officer McFadden testified that, while he was patrolling at approximately 2:30 pm of October 31, 1963, his attention was attracted by two men, Chilton and Terry.
       • Saw one of the men leave the other one and walk southwest on Huron Road, past some stores.
         • Officer McFadden testified that after observing they're elaborate casual and oft-repeated reconnaissance of the store window on Huron Road, he suspected the two men of "casing a job, a stick-up,"
           • The actions of Terry and Chilton were consistent with Mcfadden's hypothesis that these men were contemplating a daylight robbery.
             • Terry and Chilton were arrested, indicted, tried and convicted together.
               • Made a joint motion to surpress the gun.
                 • Motion was denied
                   • Weapons were submitted into evidence
                     • Petitioner Terry was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon.

2. Summary of case

   • Two strangers (Petitioner and another man, Chilton) was on a street corner
     • Walked back and forth a total of 24 times and started in front of a corner store.
       • Each completion of the route was followed by a conference between the two at the corner. Then joined by a third man (Katz).
         • Mcfadden spun Petitioner around patted down his outside clothing and found in his overcoat but was unable to remove a pistol
           • Patted down the outer clothing of Chilton and Katz and seized a revolver from Chilton's outside overcoat.