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Ruling in Terry v. Ohio, on June 10, 1968, the majority opinion declared, “The revolver seized from petitioner was properly admitted into evidence against him, since the search which led to its seizure was reasonable under the Fourth Amandment.”

The question presented was:

“[W]hether the admission of the revolvers in evidence violated petitioner’s rights under the Fourth Amendment, made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth.”

The opinion

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Published by the Library of Congress.

Oral argument

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The Court's own audio archive begins with the 2010 term, so this argument is held by Oyez rather than by supremecourt.gov.

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