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68/06/11 Police Won't Abuse Frisk Power Upheld By High Court, Says Blackwell, Cleveland Press

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Cleveland Police Chief Michael J. Blackwell says police won't abuse new stop-and-frisk authority granted by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Terry v. Ohio decision. Cleveland ACLU representative Bernard A. Berkman disagrees with the Court decision saying "I think to rummage a person for evidence and to convict him without probable cause is offensive to the Constitution."

68/06/10 Right To Frisk Gets Supreme Court Ok, Cleveland Press

Newspaper Coverage

Summarizes the Court's opinion in Terry v Ohio, including quotes from the majority opinion. Also include quotes from Detective Marty McFadden, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor John T. Corrigan as well as Bernard A. Berkman, Cleveland representative of the ACLU.

68/02/14 High Court Decision Awaited In Police "Stop And Frisk" Case, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Newspaper Coverage

Recaps the events of the case and describes how "police, prosecutors, and others concerned with rising crime rates fear that the Supreme Court may ban or drastically curtail 'stop and frisk,' depriving police of an invaluable investigative tool." Also describes the NAACP brief in which expresses concern that "inhabitants of our inner cities, racial minorities and the underprivileged" will be targeted disproportionately by police.

67/12/12 Supreme Court Hears Stop-Frisk Case, Cleveland Press

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Reports on Louis Stokes argument that upholding Terry's frisking by Detective Martin McFadden would signal the relaxing of the Fourth Amendment's protection against illegal search and seizure. Reuben Payne, assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor, contended that the McFadden had the right to search Terry whom he suspected was planning a robbery and probably was armed.

67/12/11 High Court To Eye Frisk Case, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Newspaper Coverage

Reports how the Court is hearing Terry v. Ohio along with 3 others cases with stop-and-frisk issues. The Court will explore:

How much right does a policeman have to stop and question a suspicious person he has no legal reason to arrest?

If a policeman frisks a person he does not have a reason to arrest and finds incriminating evidence, can that evidence be used against the person in court.

66/10/20 Police Can Search, High Court Rules, Cleveland Press

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The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the lower court ruling that Cleveland Police Detective Martin McFadden's search of John W. Terry and Richard D. Chilton (represented by Louis Stokes) did not violate their constitutional rights because McFadden felt they were acting "in a suspicious manner."

66/02/10 Police Upheld In Acts Of Personal Search, Cleveland Press

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Justices Joseph H. Silbert, Joseph A. Artl and J. J. P. Corrigan of the 8th District Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Bernard Friedman in his ruling that a policeman has a right to question a suspicious person and search him in order to protect himself from a possible assault with a deadly weapon.

64/09/23 Illegal Search Ruling Is Due Today, Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Reports that Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Bernard Friedman is expected to rule today on whether two men charged with carrying concealed weapons were searched legally. Richard Chilton and John Terry's attorney, Louis Stokes, asked that the case be dismissed because the police search of the men violated their constitutional rights.

64/09/23 Judge Upholds Police In Seach-Seize Arrest, Cleveland Press

Newspaper Coverage

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Bernard Friedman overruled the challenge, led by defense attorney Louis Stokes, to Detective Martin McFadden's search of John W. Terry and Richard Chilton. Judge Friedman suggested his decision be appealed, saying that there is no law in Ohio covering this situation and three states have laws on this subject. I strongly suggest you take this ruling to the Appellate Court to make the law clear to citizens and policemen."

64/09/22 Illegal Search Is Charged At Concealed Weapons Trial, Cleveland Press

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Reports that Defense Attorney Louis Stokes asked Common Pleas Court Judge Bernard Friedman to dismiss the concealed carry charges against John Terry and Richard Chilton on the grounds that Cleveland PD Detective Martin McFadden's search of the two men was illegal and violated their constitutional rights under the Fourth Amendment.