Downtown in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Detective Martin J. McFadden
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, April 11, 2009
1. Detective Martin J. McFadden Marker
Inscription.
Detective Martin J. McFadden. . On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop and frisk suspicious persons prior to committing a crime. On that day McFadden had spotted three men loitering outside a jewelry store at 1276 Euclid Avenue. Believing a robbery was about to take place, the 38-year veteran stopped the men and checked them for weapons. Two of them had guns and were charged with, and convicted of, carrying concealed weapons. The law at the time allowed officers to stop a suspect only after a crime was committed. They appealed their case all the way to the United States Supreme Court. In a landmark decision on June 10, 1968, Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the court's opinion that McFadden's action, called a "Terry Stop" after one of the suspects, was justifiable.
On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop and frisk suspicious persons prior to committing a crime. On that day McFadden had spotted three men loitering outside a jewelry store at 1276 Euclid Avenue. Believing a robbery was about to take place, the 38-year veteran stopped the men and checked them for weapons. Two of them had guns and were charged with, and convicted of, carrying concealed weapons. The law at the time allowed officers to stop a suspect only after a crime was committed. They appealed their case all the way to the United States Supreme Court. In a landmark decision on June 10, 1968, Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the court's opinion that McFadden's action, called a "Terry Stop" after one of the suspects, was justifiable.
Erected 2003 by the Cleveland Police Historical Society, Silver & Gold, Inc., and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 65-18.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Law Enforcement. In addition,
Location. 41° 30.037′ N, 81° 40.956′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Huron Road and Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling east on Huron Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cleveland OH 44115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cleveland Theater District (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,409 times since then and 118 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on December 20, 2024. 2. submitted on April 14, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
