The Terry Doctrine Excerpted:

The name derives from Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. ( 9!"#, in $hich the S%preme &o%rt of the United States he'd that po'ice may (rief'y detain a person $hom they reasona('y s%spect is invo'ved in crimina' activity)*3+ the &o%rt a'so he'd that po'ice may do a 'imited search of the s%spect,s o%ter -arments for $eapons if they have a reasona('e and artic%'a('e s%spicion that the person detained may (e .armed and dan-ero%s/.0hen a search for $eapons is a%thori1ed, the proced%re is 2no$n as a .stop and fris2/.

To have reasona('e s%spicion that $o%'d 3%stify a stop, po'ice m%st (e a('e to point to .specific and artic%'a('e facts/ that $o%'d indicate to a reasona('e person that a crime has (een, is (ein-, or is a(o%t to (e committed.4easona('e s%spicion depends on the .tota'ity of the circ%mstances/,and can res%'t from a com(ination of facts, each of $hich is (y itse'f innoc%o%s.

The search of the s%spect,s o%ter -arments, a'so 2no$n as a patdo$n, m%st (e 'imited to $hat is necessary to discover $eapons)*"+ ho$ever, p%rs%ant to the .p'ain fee'/ doctrine, po'ice may sei1e contra(and discovered in the co%rse of a fris2, (%t on'y if the contra(and,s identity is immediate'y apparent.

5n some 3%risdictions, persons detained %nder the doctrine of Terry m%st identify themse'ves to po'ice %pon re6%est. 5n 7ii(e' v. Sixth 8%dicia' District &o%rt of 9evada, :;2 U.S. <<, the &o%rt he'd that a 9evada stat%te re6%irin- s%ch identification did not vio'ate the =o%rth >mendment,s prohi(ition a-ainst %nreasona('e searches and sei1%res, or, in the circ%mstances of that case, the =ifth >mendment,s privi'e-e a-ainst se'f incrimination.