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A Police Officer Stops a Person on the Basis of Reasonable

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A police officer stops a person on the basis of reasonable suspicion. The officer also has reasonable suspicion to believe the person is armed. During the pat-down, the officer feels what he thinks could possibly be a small baggie containing drugs, but the officer is unsure. Based on this information, the officer:


A) can request the consent of the person to pull the object out.
B) is justified to put his hand into the person's clothing and pull the object out.
C) has enough to establish probable cause that the person possesses drugs.
D) has the reasonable suspicion required to retrieve the object.

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