Please read the excerpts and summarize the court's opinion in the form of a case brief. Your brief must include the following sections: (1) Case Name and Citation [listed above]; (2) Facts; (3) Issue; (4) Holding; (5) Rationale.

See the Powerpoint presentation titled "How to brief cases" and review the cases we discussed in class for additional guidance on how to complete the brief.Your case brief should be no longer than 350 w ords.

Part I is worth 5 points.

Part II.Provide your opinion on the court's decision and the doctrine surrounding police stops and frisks. In expressing your opinion, please address the following questions (do not include these questions in your submission document):

• Do you think the court reached the correct decision regarding the constitutionality of the stop and frisk of Weaver?
  • Are there potential "innocent explanations" for Weaver's behavior?
  • If so, do you think Weaver's behavior is still sufficiently related to criminal activity to justify "reasonable suspicion"?
• Based on this case and the cases we have reviewed in class, do you think the requirement of "reasonable suspicion" provides an appropriate limit on police authority to conduct investigative stops and frisks?
  • Do you think the requirement of "reasonable suspicion" makes it too difficult for police to investigate potential crimes and keep people safe?
  • Or do you think that the requirement of "reasonable suspicion" is too easy to satisfy, giving police too much authority to stop and frisk innocent people?

Part II is worth 5 points.To receive more than 3 points for this section,you must (1) express a clear opinionon whether or not the requirement of "reasonable suspicion" provides an appropriate limit on police authority to conduct investigative stops and frisks and(2) provide arguments to support your opinion.

Please combine your responses to Parts I and II into a single document and submit to Canvas by the start of class on Wednesday, February 21.

Canvas will only accept .txt, .doc, .docx, and .pdf files--please give yourself time to convert your document into one of these file formats before submitting to Canvas.

Your combined responses must be at least 750 w ords in length and no more than 850 w ords.You will lose credit for falling short of 750 words and exceeding 850 words.

The assignment is worth a total of 10 points.