state’s criminal procedure law of sect6ion 140, which is in tandem with the supreme court decision in Terry v Ohio’s case (Harris, 2013). Originally, the policy of stop and frisk is drawn from the English common law, which without statutory provisions gives the police the power to stop, interrogate and frisk suspects, though under reasonable circumstances. In 1963, the Supreme Court in the case of Terry versus Ohio granted limited approval to search for weapons if the police officer…
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