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"State v. Mahone, 701 P.2d 171 (1985)"] see also exigent circumstances, plain view probable cause at cause, reasonable suspicion search warrant at warrant compare seizure NOTE: The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and
stop
seizure of a person for the purpose of inquiry or investigation and that must be based on reasonable suspicion see also terry stop compare arrest
stop and frisk statute
law that allows a police officer to stop any person without making an arrest based on a reasonable suspicion that the person has committed or is about to commit a crime
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suspect
from sub- sus- up, secretly + specere to look at] : regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion or heightened scrutiny [səs-pekt] n : a person suspected of a crime ;also : a person apprehended for
Terry stop
to questioning do not dispel the officer's fear of danger to the officer or to others compare reasonable suspicion
unreasonable
supported by a warrant or by a valid exception to a warrant requirement (as when there is reasonable suspicion) and therefore unconstitutional [the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
willful blindness
blindness : deliberate failure to make a reasonable inquiry of wrongdoing (as drug dealing in one's house) despite suspicion or an awareness of the high probability of its existence NOTE: Willful blindness involves conscious avoidance of the
Blacklist
To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion censure or punishment esp to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy as tradesmen
Conjecture
An opinion or judgment formed on defective or presumptive evidence probable inference surmise guess suspicion
disarming
capable of allaying suspicion or hostility and inspiring confidence as a disarming smile
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