In Florida v J.L. (2000), what did the court decide with regards to an anonymous tip regarding a man with a gun?

a. That the informant would have to identify themselves before the police could act.
b. That a stop and frisk was justified in the interests of public safety.
c. That an anonymous tip lacking any indications of reliability does not justify a stop and frisk, even though itdid

allege the illegal possession of a firearm.
d. That as long as the police could verify the information, it a stop and frisk would be permissible.


c

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. classicalists b. hedonists c. structuralists d. positivists

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