Can a police officer stop a person for purposes of investigating possibly criminal behavior even though there is no probable cause to make an arrest?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Bold, 19 F.3d 99 (2nd Cir. 1994):
A police officer may, in appropriate circumstances and in an appropriate manner, stop a person for purposes of investigating possibly criminal behavior, even though there is no probable cause to make an arrest. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. at 22, 88 S.Ct. at 1880. The test is whether
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