In Terry v. Ohio, the U.S. Supreme Court found the detective's actions reasonable because after the defendants engaged in a series of innocent acts, they then engaged in one overtly criminal act, which aroused the detective's suspicions.

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Terry v. Ohio found the detective's actions reasonable based on the "reasonable suspicion" standard, not because the defendants engaged in an overtly criminal act, but because their behavior was suspicious enough to justify a stop and frisk for weapons.

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