The precedent for the ever-elusive definition of a "reasonable" suspicion in stop-and-frisk situations was established in _____.

A. Davis v. United States (1994)
B. Maryland v. Wilson (1997)
C. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
D. Terry v. Ohio (1968)


Answer: D

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