Sergeant Wilson was patrolling a local neighborhood when he observed two individuals standing by the doorway of a closed dry cleaning shop. The doorway was shadowed, but Wilson knew one of the men had been questioned regarding a local drug deal and knew that a lot of drug dealing occurred in that neighborhood. After a few minutes of observation, Wilson saw one man hand something to the other. Wilson then approached the two men, spoke to them, and approached them to have a conversation. One of them men turned and walked away quickly, but Wilson placed a hand on the other to detain him. Wilson then patted the man down, felt a hard object in the pocket of the man's jacket and pulled out a weapon. The man did not have documentation or licensure for the weapon and was arrested on a
concealed weapons charge. The officer's pat-down was based on _________________________ and will be upheld in court if challenged.
A. reasonable suspicion
B. probable cause
C. clear and convincing evidence
D. prior experience
Answer: A
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