terry ohio argued december decided june cleveland detective mcfadden downtown beat patrolling many years observed two strangers petitioner another man chilton street corner saw proceed alternately back forth along identical route pausing stare store window total times completion route followed conference two corner one joined third man katz left swiftly suspecting two men casing job officer followed saw rejoin third man couple blocks away front store officer approached three identified policeman asked names men mumbled something whereupon mcfadden spun petitioner around patted outside clothing found overcoat pocket unable remove pistol officer ordered three store removed petitioner overcoat took revolver ordered three face wall hands raised patted outer clothing chilton katz seized revolver chilton outside overcoat pocket put hands outer garments katz since discovered nothing might weapon petitioner chilton outer garments felt guns three taken police station petitioner chilton charged carrying concealed weapons defense moved suppress weapons though trial rejected prosecution theory guns seized search incident lawful arrest denied motion suppress admitted weapons evidence ground officer cause believe petitioner chilton acting suspiciously interrogation warranted officer protection right pat outer clothing reasonable cause believe might armed distinguished investigatory stop arrest frisk outer clothing weapons search evidence crime petitioner chilton found guilty intermediate appellate affirmed state dismissed appeal ground substantial constitutional question involved held fourth amendment right unreasonable searches seizures made applicable fourteenth amendment protects people places therefore applies much citizen streets well home elsewhere pp issue case abstract propriety police conduct admissibility petitioner evidence uncovered search seizure exclusionary rule properly invoked exclude products legitimate restrained police investigative techniques approval techniques discourage remedies exclusionary rule curtail police abuses effective sanction pp fourth amendment applies stop frisk procedures followed pp whenever police officer accosts individual restrains freedom walk away seized person within meaning fourth amendment careful exploration outer surfaces person clothing attempt find weapons search amendment reasonably prudent officer warranted circumstances given case believing safety others endangered may make reasonable search weapons person believed armed dangerous regardless whether probable cause arrest individual crime absolute certainty individual armed pp though police must whenever practicable secure warrant make search seizure procedure followed swift action based upon observations officer beat required reasonableness particular search seizure must assessed light particular circumstances standard whether man reasonable caution warranted believing action taken appropriate pp officer performing legitimate function investigating suspicious conduct decided approach petitioner companions officer justified believing individual whose suspicious behavior investigating close range armed may neutralize threat physical harm take necessary measures determine whether person carrying weapon search weapons absence probable cause arrest must strictly circumscribed exigencies situation pp officer may make intrusion short arrest reasonable apprehension danger possessed information justifying arrest pp officer protective seizure petitioner companions limited search made reasonable inception conducted pp actions petitioner companions consistent officer hypothesis contemplating daylight robbery armed officer search confined minimally necessary determine whether men armed intrusion made sole purpose protecting others nearby confined ascertaining presence weapons pp revolver seized petitioner properly admitted evidence since search led seizure reasonable fourth amendment pp louis stokes argued cause petitioner brief jack day reuben payne argued cause respondent brief john corrigan briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed jack greenberg james nabrit iii michael meltsner melvyn zarr anthony amsterdam naacp legal defense educational fund bernard berkman melvin wulf alan levine american civil liberties union et al briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed solicitor general griswold assistant attorney general vinson ralph spritzer beatrice rosenberg mervyn hamburg louis lefkowitz pro se samuel hirshowitz first assistant attorney general maria marcus brenda soloff assistant attorneys general attorney general new york charles moylan evelle younger harry wood national district attorneys james thompson americans effective law enforcement chief justice warren delivered opinion case presents serious questions concerning role fourth amendment confrontation street citizen policeman investigating suspicious circumstances petitioner terry convicted carrying concealed weapon sentenced statutorily prescribed term one three years penitentiary following denial pretrial motion suppress prosecution introduced evidence two revolvers number bullets seized terry codefendant richard chilton cleveland police detective martin mcfadden hearing motion suppress evidence officer mcfadden testified patrolling plain clothes downtown cleveland approximately afternoon october attention attracted two men chilton terry standing corner huron road euclid avenue never seen two men unable say precisely first drew eye however testified policeman years detective assigned patrol vicinity downtown cleveland shoplifters pickpockets years explained developed routine habits observation years stand watch people walk watch people many intervals day added case looked look right time interest aroused officer mcfadden took post observation entrance store feet away two men get purpose watch seen movements testified saw one men leave one walk southwest huron road past stores man paused moment looked store window walked short distance turned around walked back toward corner pausing look store window rejoined companion corner two conferred briefly second man went series motions strolling huron road looking window walking short distance turning back peering store window returning confer first man corner two men repeated ritual alternately five six times apiece roughly dozen trips one point two standing together corner third man approached engaged briefly conversation man left two others walked west euclid avenue chilton terry resumed measured pacing peering conferring gone minutes two men walked together heading west euclid avenue following path taken earlier third man time officer mcfadden become thoroughly suspicious testified observing elaborately casual reconnaissance store window huron road suspected two men casing job considered duty police officer investigate added feared may gun thus officer mcfadden followed chilton terry saw stop front zucker store talk man conferred earlier street corner deciding situation ripe direct action officer mcfadden approached three men identified police officer asked names point knowledge confined observed acquainted three men name sight received information concerning source men mumbled something response inquiries officer mcfadden grabbed petitioner terry spun around facing two terry mcfadden others patted outside clothing left breast pocket terry overcoat officer mcfadden felt pistol reached inside overcoat pocket unable remove gun point keeping terry others officer ordered three men enter zucker store went removed terry overcoat completely removed revolver pocket ordered three men face wall hands raised officer mcfadden proceeded pat outer clothing chilton third man katz discovered another revolver outer pocket chilton overcoat weapons found katz officer testified patted men see whether weapons put hands beneath outer garments either terry chilton felt guns far appears record never placed hands beneath katz outer garments officer mcfadden seized chilton gun asked proprietor store call police wagon took three men station chilton terry formally charged carrying concealed weapons motion suppress guns prosecution took position seized following search incident lawful arrest trial rejected theory stating stretching facts beyond reasonable comprehension find officer mcfadden probable cause arrest men patted weapons however denied defendants motion ground officer mcfadden basis experience reasonable cause believe defendants conducting suspiciously interrogation made action purely protection held officer right pat outer clothing men reasonable cause believe might armed distinguished investigatory stop arrest frisk outer clothing weapons search evidence crime frisk held essential proper performance officer investigatory duties without answer police officer may bullet loaded pistol discovered frisk admissible denied motion suppress chilton terry waived jury trial pleaded guilty adjudged guilty appeals eighth judicial district cuyahoga county affirmed state terry ohio app ohio dismissed appeal ground substantial constitutional question involved granted certiorari determine whether admission revolvers evidence violated petitioner rights fourth amendment made applicable fourteenth mapp ohio affirm conviction right held sacred carefully guarded common law right every individual possession control person free restraint interference others unless clear unquestionable authority law union pac botsford less candid acknowledge question thrusts fore difficult troublesome issues regarding sensitive area police activity issues never squarely presented reflective tensions involved practical constitutional arguments pressed great vigor sides public debate power police stop frisk sometimes euphemistically termed suspicious persons one hand frequently argued dealing rapidly unfolding often dangerous situations city streets police need escalating set flexible responses graduated relation amount information possess purpose urged distinctions made stop arrest seizure person frisk search thus argued police allowed stop person detain briefly questioning upon suspicion may connected criminal activity upon suspicion person may armed police power frisk weapons stop frisk give rise probable cause believe suspect committed crime police empowered make formal arrest full incident search person scheme justified part upon notion stop frisk amount mere minor inconvenience petty indignity properly imposed upon citizen interest effective law enforcement basis police officer suspicion side argument made authority police must strictly circumscribed law arrest search developed date traditional jurisprudence fourth amendment contended force variety police activity depend solely upon voluntary cooperation citizen yet stops short arrest based upon probable cause make arrest heart fourth amendment argument runs severe requirement specific justification intrusion upon protected personal security coupled highly developed system judicial controls enforce upon agents state commands constitution acquiescence courts compulsion inherent field interrogation practices issue urged constitute abdication judicial control indeed encouragement substantial interference liberty personal security police officers whose judgment necessarily colored primary involvement often competitive enterprise ferreting crime johnson argued serve exacerbate tensions crowded centers nation cities context approach issues case mindful limitations judicial function controlling myriad daily situations policemen citizens confront street state characterized issue right police officer make stop interrogate pat weapons known street vernacular stop frisk partly accurate issue abstract propriety police conduct admissibility petitioner evidence uncovered search seizure ever since inception rule excluding evidence seized violation fourth amendment recognized principal mode discouraging lawless police conduct see weeks thus major thrust deterrent one see linkletter walker experience taught effective deterrent police misconduct criminal context without constitutional guarantee unreasonable searches seizures mere form words mapp ohio rule also serves another vital function imperative judicial integrity elkins courts sit constitution made party lawless invasions constitutional rights citizens permitting unhindered governmental use fruits invasions thus system evidentiary rulings provide context judicial process inclusion exclusion approves conduct comporting constitutional guarantees disapproves actions state agents ruling admitting evidence criminal trial recognize necessary effect legitimizing conduct produced evidence application exclusionary rule withholds constitutional imprimatur exclusionary rule limitations however tool judicial control properly invoked exclude products legitimate police investigative techniques ground much conduct closely similar involves unwarranted intrusions upon constitutional protections moreover contexts rule ineffective deterrent street encounters citizens police officers incredibly rich diversity range wholly friendly exchanges pleasantries mutually useful information hostile confrontations armed men involving arrests injuries loss life moreover hostile confrontations piece begin friendly enough manner take different turn upon injection unexpected element conversation encounters initiated police wide variety purposes wholly unrelated desire prosecute crime doubtless police field interrogation conduct violates fourth amendment stern refusal condone activity necessarily render responsive exclusionary rule regardless effective rule may obtaining convictions important objective police powerless deter invasions constitutionally guaranteed rights police either interest prosecuting willing forgo successful prosecution interest serving goal proper adjudication cases exclusionary rule invoked demands constant awareness limitations wholesale harassment certain elements police community minority groups particularly negroes frequently complain stopped exclusion evidence criminal trial yet rigid unthinking application exclusionary rule futile protest practices never used effectively control may exact high toll human injury frustration efforts prevent crime judicial opinion comprehend protean variety street encounter judge facts case us nothing say today taken indicating approval police conduct outside legitimate investigative sphere decision courts still retain traditional responsibility guard police conduct overbearing harassing trenches upon personal security without objective evidentiary justification constitution requires conduct identified must condemned judiciary fruits must excluded evidence criminal trials course approval legitimate restrained investigative conduct undertaken basis ample factual justification way discourage employment remedies exclusionary rule curtail abuses sanction may prove inappropriate thus roughly sketched perimeters constitutional debate limits police investigative conduct general background case presents turn attention quite narrow question posed facts us whether always unreasonable policeman seize person subject limited search weapons unless probable cause arrest given narrowness question occasion canvass detail constitutional limitations upon scope policeman power confronts citizen without probable cause arrest ii danger logic proceeds upon distinctions stop arrest seizure person frisk search seeks isolate constitutional scrutiny initial stages contact policeman citizen suggesting rigid model justification regulation amendment obscures utility limitations upon scope well initiation police action means constitutional regulation held past search reasonable inception may violate fourth amendment virtue intolerable intensity scope kremen importing see di scope search must strictly tied justified circumstances rendered initiation permissible warden hayden justice fortas concurring see preston agnello distinctions classical theory thus serve divert attention central inquiry fourth amendment reasonableness circumstances particular governmental invasion citizen personal security search seizure talismans therefore reject notions fourth amendment come play limitation upon police conduct officers stop short something called technical arrest search case question officer mcfadden seized petitioner subjected search took hold patted outer surfaces clothing must decide whether point reasonable officer mcfadden interfered petitioner personal security determining whether seizure search unreasonable inquiry dual one whether officer action justified inception whether reasonably related scope circumstances justified interference first place iii nonetheless notions underlie warrant procedure requirement probable cause remain fully relevant context order assess reasonableness officer mcfadden conduct general proposition necessary first focus upon governmental interest allegedly justifies official intrusion upon constitutionally protected interests private citizen ready test determining reasonableness balancing need search seize invasion search seizure entails camara municipal justifying particular intrusion police officer must able point specific articulable facts taken together rational inferences facts reasonably warrant intrusion scheme fourth amendment becomes meaningful assured point conduct charged enforcing laws subjected detached neutral scrutiny judge must evaluate reasonableness particular search seizure light particular circumstances making assessment imperative facts judged objective standard facts available officer moment seizure search warrant man reasonable caution belief action taken appropriate cf carroll beck ohio anything less invite intrusions upon constitutionally guaranteed rights based nothing substantial inarticulate hunches result consistently refused sanction see beck ohio supra rios henry simple good faith part arresting officer enough subjective good faith alone test protections fourth amendment evaporate people secure persons houses papers effects discretion police beck ohio supra applying principles case consider first nature extent governmental interests involved one general interest course effective crime prevention detection interest underlies recognition police officer may appropriate circumstances appropriate manner approach person purposes investigating possibly criminal behavior even though probable cause make arrest legitimate investigative function officer mcfadden discharging decided approach petitioner companions observed terry chilton katz go series acts perhaps innocent taken together warranted investigation nothing unusual two men standing together street corner perhaps waiting someone anything suspicious people circumstances strolling street singly pairs store windows moreover made looked story quite different two men hover street corner extended period time end becomes apparent waiting anyone anything men pace alternately along identical route pausing stare store window roughly times completion route followed immediately conference two men corner joined one conferences third man leaves swiftly two men finally follow third rejoin couple blocks away poor police work indeed officer years experience detection thievery stores neighborhood failed investigate behavior crux case however propriety officer mcfadden taking steps investigate petitioner suspicious behavior rather whether justification mcfadden invasion terry personal security searching weapons course investigation concerned governmental interest investigating crime addition immediate interest police officer taking steps assure person dealing armed weapon unexpectedly fatally used certainly unreasonable require police officers take unnecessary risks performance duties american criminals long tradition armed violence every year country many law enforcement officers killed line duty thousands wounded virtually deaths substantial portion injuries inflicted guns knives view facts blind need law enforcement officers protect prospective victims violence situations may lack probable cause arrest officer justified believing individual whose suspicious behavior investigating close range armed presently dangerous officer others appear clearly unreasonable deny officer power take necessary measures determine whether person fact carrying weapon neutralize threat physical harm must still consider however nature quality intrusion individual rights must accepted police officers conceded right search weapons situations probable cause arrest crime lacking even limited search outer clothing weapons constitutes severe though brief intrusion upon cherished personal security must surely annoying frightening perhaps humiliating experience petitioner contends intrusion permissible incident lawful arrest either crime involving possession weapons crime commission led officer investigate first place however argument must closely examined petitioner argue police officer refrain making investigation suspicious circumstances time probable cause make arrest deny police officers properly discharging investigative function may find confronting persons might well armed dangerous moreover say officer always unjustified searching suspect discover weapons rather says unreasonable policeman take step time situation evolves point probable cause make arrest point reached petitioner concede officer right conduct search suspect weapons fruits instrumentalities crime mere evidence incident arrest two weaknesses line reasoning however first fails take account traditional limitations upon scope searches thus recognizes distinction purpose character extent search incident arrest limited search weapons former although justified part acknowledged necessity protect arresting officer assault concealed weapon preston also justified grounds therefore involve relatively extensive exploration person search weapons absence probable cause arrest however must like search strictly circumscribed exigencies justify initiation warden hayden justice fortas concurring thus must limited necessary discovery weapons might used harm officer others nearby may realistically characterized something less full search even though remains serious intrusion second related objection petitioner argument assumes law arrest already worked balance particular interests involved neutralization danger policeman investigative circumstance sanctity individual arrest wholly different kind intrusion upon individual freedom limited search weapons interests designed serve likewise quite different arrest initial stage criminal prosecution intended vindicate society interest laws obeyed inevitably accompanied future interference individual freedom movement whether trial conviction ultimately follows protective search weapons hand constitutes brief though far inconsiderable intrusion upon sanctity person follow officer may lawfully arrest person apprised facts sufficient warrant belief person committed committing crime officer equally unjustified absent kind evidence making intrusions short arrest moreover perfectly reasonable apprehension danger may arise long officer possessed adequate information justify taking person custody purpose prosecuting crime petitioner reliance cases worked standards reasonableness regard seizures constituting arrests searches incident thereto thus misplaced assumes interests sought vindicated invasions personal security may equated two cases thereby ignores vital aspect analysis reasonableness particular types conduct fourth amendment see camara municipal supra evaluation proper balance struck type case leads us conclude must narrowly drawn authority permit reasonable search weapons protection police officer reason believe dealing armed dangerous individual regardless whether probable cause arrest individual crime officer need absolutely certain individual armed issue whether reasonably prudent man circumstances warranted belief safety others danger cf beck ohio brinegar stacey emery determining whether officer acted reasonably circumstances due weight must given inchoate unparticularized suspicion hunch specific reasonable inferences entitled draw facts light experience cf brinegar supra iv manner seizure search conducted course vital part inquiry whether warranted fourth amendment proceeds much limitations upon scope governmental action imposing preconditions upon initiation compare katz entire deterrent purpose rule excluding evidence seized violation fourth amendment rests assumption limitations upon fruit gathered tend limit quest poller cir see linkletter walker mapp ohio elkins thus evidence may introduced discovered means seizure search reasonably related scope justification initiation warden hayden justice fortas concurring need develop length case however limitations fourth amendment places upon protective seizure search weapons limitations developed concrete factual circumstances individual cases see sibron new york post decided today suffice note search unlike search without warrant incident lawful arrest justified need prevent disappearance destruction evidence crime see preston sole justification search present situation protection police officer others nearby must therefore confined scope intrusion reasonably designed discover guns knives clubs hidden instruments assault police officer scope search case presents serious problem light standards officer mcfadden patted outer clothing petitioner two companions place hands pockets outer surface garments felt weapons merely reached removed guns never invade katz person beyond outer surfaces clothes since discovered nothing might weapon officer mcfadden confined search strictly minimally necessary learn whether men armed disarm discovered weapons conduct general exploratory search whatever evidence criminal activity might find affirmed footnotes terry chilton arrested indicated tried convicted together represented attorney made joint motion suppress guns motion denied evidence taken case chilton evidence consisted testimony arresting officer chilton stipulated testimony applied case terry evidence introduced case trial judge considered two cases together rendered decisions time sentenced two men time prosecuted state appeals together attorney petitioned certiorari together following grant writ upon joint petition chilton died thus terry conviction review trial ohio appeals case relied upon distinction state terry ohio app see also people rivera cert denied aspen arrest arrest alternatives recent trends warner uniform arrest act rev note stop frisk california hastings people rivera supra theory well laid rivera opinion evidence needed make inquiry degree conclusiveness required arrest stopping individual inquire arrest ground upon police may make inquiry may less incriminating ground arrest crime known committed right stop inquire justified cause less conclusive sustain arrest right frisk may justified incident inquiry upon grounds elemental safety precaution might initially sustain search ultimately validity frisk narrows whether right police touch person questioned sense exterior touch involved far different sense sight hearing senses upon police customarily act people rivera cert denied see foote fourth amendment obstacle necessity law arrest crim see infra brief respondent see tiffany mcintyre rotenberg detection crime stopping questioning search seizure encouragement entrapment sort police conduct may example designed simply help intoxicated person find way home intention arresting unless becomes obstreperous police may seeking mediate domestic quarrel threatens erupt violence may accost woman area known prostitution part harassment campaign designed drive prostitutes away without considerable difficulty involved prosecuting may conducting dragnet search teenagers particular section city weapons heard rumors impending gang fight see tiffany mcintyre rotenberg supra comment nw rev president commission law enforcement administration justice found many communities field interrogations major source friction police minority groups president commission law enforcement administration justice task force report police reported friction caused isuse field interrogations increases police departments adopt aggressive patrol officers encouraged routinely stop question persons street unknown suspicious whose purpose abroad readily evident frequency frisking forms part field interrogation practice varies tremendously locale objective interrogation particular officer see tiffany mcintyre rotenberg supra help severely exacerbating factor tensions particularly true situations stop frisk youths minority group members motivated officers perceived need maintain power image beat officer aim sometimes accomplished humiliating anyone attempts undermine police control streets ibid case example ohio appeals stated must careful distinguish frisk authorized herein includes frisk dangerous weapon means authorizes search contraband evidentiary material anything else absence reasonable grounds arrest search controlled requirements fourth amendment probable cause essential state terry ohio app see also ellis app comment rev consider following apt description officer must feel sensitive fingers every portion prisoner body thorough search must made prisoner arms armpits waistline back groin area testicles entire surface legs feet priar martin searching disarming criminals crim see supra accompanying text noted abusive practices play major though means exclusive role creating friction susceptible control means exclusionary rule properly dictate decision respect powers police genuine investigative preventive situations however degree community resentment aroused particular practices clearly relevant assessment quality intrusion upon reasonable expectations personal security caused practices dangers illustrated part course adjudication appeals new york although first decision area people rivera cert denied rested squarely notion frisk search see nn supra compelled recognize people taggart actually authorized rivera subsequent decisions see people pugach cert denied search upon less probable cause however acknowledging valid distinction maintained basis cases appeals continued distinguish two theory still defined search rivera essentially unlimited examination person seizable items merely noted cases upheld police intrusions went far beyond original limited conception frisk thus principally failed consider limitations upon scope searches individual cases potential mode regulation appeals three short years arrived position constitution must name necessity held permit unrestrained rummaging person effects upon mere suspicion apparently limit holding cases involving serious personal injury grave irreparable property damage thus excluding involving enforcement sumptuary laws gambling laws limited public consequence narcotics violations prostitution larcenies ordinary kind like people taggart supra view sounder course recognize fourth amendment governs intrusions agents public upon personal security make scope particular intrusion light exigencies case central element analysis reasonableness cf brinegar justice jackson dissenting compare camara municipal seems preferable approach attributes much significance overly technical definition search turns part upon hierarchy legislative enactments criminal sphere focusing inquiry squarely dangers demands particular situation also seems likely produce rules intelligible police public alike requiring officer heat unfolding encounter street make judgment laws limited public consequence thus decide nothing today concerning constitutional propriety investigative seizure upon less probable cause purposes detention interrogation obviously personal intercourse policemen citizens involves seizures persons officer means physical force show authority way restrained liberty citizen may conclude seizure occurred tell certainty upon record whether seizure took place prior officer mcfadden initiation physical contact purposes searching terry weapons thus may assume point intrusion upon constitutionally protected rights occurred see generally leagre fourth amendment law arrest crim demand specificity information upon police action predicated central teaching fourth amendment jurisprudence see beck ohio ker california wong sun rios henry draper brinegar johnson di husty dumbra carroll stacey emery see katz berger new york johnson cf wong sun see also aguilar texas see also cases cited supra law enforcement officers killed line duty country bringing total period beginning also assaults police officers resulted injuries policemen officers killed died gunshot wounds inflicted handguns easily secreted person remaining two murders perpetrated knives see federal bureau investigation uniform crime reports table easy availability firearms potential criminals country well known provoked much debate see president commission law enforcement administration justice challenge crime free society whatever merits proposals fact relevant assessment need form search power see generally lafave arrest decision take suspect custody see also cases cited supra justice harlan concurring unreservedly agree ultimate holding case constrained fill gaps see opinion said today serve initial guidelines law enforcement authorities courts throughout land important new field law develops police officer right make stop accompanying frisk weapons course bounded protections afforded fourth fourteenth amendments holds agree right depend upon possession officer valid warrant upon existence probable cause activities must reasonable circumstances officer credibly relates since question cases whether evidence produced frisk admissible problem determine makes frisk reasonable state ohio provide police officers articulable suspicion less probable cause forcibly frisk disarm persons thought carrying concealed weapons little doubt action taken pursuant authority constitutionally reasonable concealed weapons create immediate severe danger public though danger might warrant routine general weapons checks well warrant action less probability mention line analysis think vital point applied case record us ohio clothed policemen routine authority frisk disarm suspicion absence state authority policemen right pat outer clothing persons address casual questions citizen consequently ohio courts rest constitutionality frisk upon general authority officer mcfadden take reasonable steps protect citizenry including dangerous weapons state courts held instead officer lawfully confronting possibly hostile person line duty right springing necessity situation broader right disarm frisk protection holding agree think agrees offers satisfactory basis think affirming conviction holding however two logical corollaries think fully expressed first place frisk justified order protect officer encounter citizen officer must first constitutional grounds insist encounter make forcible stop person including policeman liberty avoid person considers dangerous policeman right instead disarm person protection must first right avoid presence right must liberty possessed every citizen address questions persons ordinarily person addressed equal right ignore interrogator walk away certainly need submit frisk questioner protection make perfectly clear right frisk case depends upon reasonableness forcible stop investigate suspected crime stop reasonable however right frisk must immediate automatic reason stop articulable suspicion crime violence full search incident lawful arrest requires additional justification limited frisk incident lawful stop must often rapid routine reason officer rightfully forcibly confronting person suspected serious crime ask one question take risk answer might bullet facts case illustrative proper stop incident frisk officer mcfadden probable cause arrest terry anything observed circumstances reasonably lead experienced prudent policeman suspect terry engage burglary robbery justifiable suspicion afforded proper constitutional basis accosting terry restraining liberty movement briefly addressing questions officer mcfadden reason whatever suppose terry might armed apart fact suspected planning violent crime mcfadden asked terry name terry mumbled something whereupon mcfadden without asking terry speak louder without giving chance explain presence actions forcibly frisked affirm conviction believe reasons relies however make explicit think implicit affirmance present facts officer mcfadden right interrupt terry freedom movement invade privacy arose circumstances warranted forcing encounter terry effort prevent investigate crime forced encounter justified however officer right take suitable measures safety followed automatically upon foregoing premises join opinion justice white concurring join opinion reserving judgment however general remarks scope purpose exclusionary rule fashioned process enforcing fourth amendment also although puts matter aside context case think additional word order concerning matter interrogation investigative stop nothing constitution prevents policeman addressing questions anyone streets absent special circumstances person approached may detained frisked may refuse cooperate go way however given proper circumstances case seems person may briefly detained pertinent questions directed course person stopped obliged answer answers may compelled refusal answer furnishes basis arrest although may alert officer need continued observation view temporary detention warranted circumstances chiefly justifies protective frisk weapons perhaps frisk proper beneficial results whether questions asked weapons found arrest follow none found frisk may nevertheless serve preventive ends unmistakable message suspicion aroused investigative stop sustainable constitutional rights necessarily violated pertinent questions asked person restrained briefly process justice douglas dissenting agree petitioner seized within meaning fourth amendment also agree frisking petitioner companions guns search mystery search seizure constitutional fourth amendment standards unless probable cause believe crime committed crime process committed crime committed opinion disclaims existence probable cause loitering issue offense charged probable cause shown crime carrying concealed weapons basis concluding officer probable cause believing crime committed warrant sought magistrate therefore unauthorized issue one act showing probable cause hold today police greater authority make seizure conduct search judge authorize action said precisely opposite words police officers today permitted effect arrests searches without warrants facts within personal knowledge satisfy constitutional standard probable cause time seizure without warrant must possess facts concerning person arrested satisfied magistrate probable cause indeed present term probable cause rings bell certainty sounded phrases reasonable suspicion moreover meaning probable cause deeply imbedded constitutional history stated henry requirement probable cause roots deep history general warrant name person arrested left blank writs assistance james otis inveighed perpetuated oppressive practice allowing police arrest search suspicion police control took place judicial control since showing probable cause magistrate required philosophy rebelling practices later reflected fourth amendment early american decisions immediately adoption show common rumor report suspicion even strong reason suspect adequate support warrant arrest principle survived day important think requirement probable cause strictly enforced standard set constitution protects officer citizen officer acts probable cause protected even though turns citizen innocent search without warrant within limits permissible incident lawful arrest arrest without warrant support incidental search must made probable cause immunity officers fairly enlarged without jeopardizing privacy security citizen give police greater power magistrate take long step totalitarian path perhaps step desirable cope modern forms lawlessness taken deliberate choice people constitutional amendment fourth amendment closely allied fifth rewritten person effects individual beyond reach government agencies reasonable grounds believe probable cause criminal venture launched launched powerful hydraulic pressures throughout history bear heavily water constitutional guarantees give police upper hand hydraulic pressure probably never greater today yet individual longer sovereign police pick whenever like cut jib seize search discretion enter new regime decision enter made full debate people country meaning probable cause developed cases officer reasonable grounds believe crime committed see thompson wall stacey emery director general kastenbaum carroll di brinegar draper henry cases course officer may make arrest results charging individual commission crime arresting persons already committed crimes important task law enforcement equally important function crime prevention deterrence criminals war constitution common sense mapp ohio police officers need wait see person actually commit crime able seize person respect constitutional system personal liberty demands return however seizure made upon probable cause ohio rev code always used language probable cause determining constitutionality arrest without warrant see carroll johnson mcdonald henry wong sun give power police seize person grounds different less probable cause handing authority exercised magistrate issuing warrant seize person stated wong sun respect requirements arrests without warrants whether requirements reliability particularity information officer may act stringent arrest warrant absent surely less stringent arrest warrant obtained said brinegar standards probable cause seek safeguard citizens rash unreasonable interferences privacy unfounded charges crime also seek give fair leeway enforcing law community protection many situations confront officers course executing duties less ambiguous room must allowed mistakes part mistakes must reasonable men acting facts leading sensibly conclusions probability rule probable cause practical nontechnical conception affording best compromise found accommodating often opposing interests requiring unduly hamper law enforcement allow less leave citizens mercy officers whim caprice see boyd unreasonable searches seizures condemned fourth amendment almost always made purpose compelling man give evidence criminal cases condemned fifth amendment compelling man criminal case witness condemned fifth amendment throws light question unreasonable search seizure within meaning fourth amendment