What are some justifications for a Terry stop?

A Terry stop, also known as a stop-and-frisk, is a brief detention of a person by law enforcement on reasonable suspicion that the person is involved in criminal activity. The justification for such a stop often includes observable behaviors and the context of the situation.

Nervous behavior combined with the particular location where the individual is present can indeed provide law enforcement officers with reasonable suspicion. For example, if a person is acting nervously in an area known for high criminal activity, that might lead an officer to believe that the individual could be engaged in illegal conduct. The totality of the circumstances surrounding the individual’s behavior and environment strengthens the officer's basis for conducting a Terry stop.

In contrast, the other options do not provide a sufficient basis for justifying a Terry stop. A witness report may need to be more specific and corroborated to justify a stop. Time and weather conditions typically do not influence the reasonable suspicion standard in a direct manner, and injuries or health concerns would generally not relate to the justification of a stop, as they do not typically imply suspicious activity related to criminal behavior.