Does the term "founded suspicion" or "reasonable suspicion" apply to police stops?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Santamaria-Hernandez, 968 F.2d 980 (9th Cir. 1992):

2 "In this circuit the terms 'founded suspicion' and 'reasonable suspicion' are used interchangeably to describe the cause that is sufficient to justify an investigatory stop." United States v. Thomas, 863 F.2d 622, 624 n. 1 (9th Cir.1988).

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