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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court
The reasonable search decision was based on a Chicago case where Samuel
Police caught up with Wardlow on the next block. During a pat-down
Wardlow was sentenced to two years in prison
"There was no other factor that would indicate
A state appeals court threw out Wardlow's conviction, and the Illinois
"Nervous, evasive behavior is a pertinent factor in determining reasonable
Rehnquist added, "Allowing officers confronted with such flight to stop
the
He also wrote, "A high crime area (is) among the relevant contextual
The ruling stopped short of giving police a blanket right to stop anyone
who
The decision drew praise from the National Association of Police
"The Supreme Court has said you balance the right of an individual -- to
an
Wednesday's decision worried some civil libertarians.
Tracey Maclin, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, said the
Maclin said, "One of the basic liberties of this country is that you've
got a
In 1968, the Supreme Court ruled that police can stop and question
Rehnquist's opinion was joined by justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin
Justices John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and
But the four, in an opinion written by Stevens, disagreed with the majority's
Senior Washington correspondent Charles Bierbauer, The Associated Press
and
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National Association of Police Organizations
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