Subject voluntarily made statement and did not make unambiguous request for counsel
Facts In April 2017, Detective Michael Suitor with the Corinth Police Department responded to the home of Shomarick Payne. Payne had been shot in the back of the head, his pants were partially pulled down, and the pant pockets were turned inside out. The house appeared to have been ransacked. A 9 mm shell casing […]
Qualified immunity granted when arrestee escapes and falls on pavement in handcuffs
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Samantha Lee-Ann Sealey paid a late-night visit to a 7-Eleven in San Antonio, Texas. A police officer with a warrant for Sealey’s arrest met her in the parking lot with handcuffs. When the officer turned his back, she made a break for it. […]
Qualified immunity granted when officer placed in a headlock
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On March 21, 2021, Evan Norman went to Bombshells Restaurant and Bar, consumed “at least seven alcoholic beverages within a two-hour time span,” and fell asleep. Deputy Ingle removed Norman from Bombshells at its request and instructed Norman to go home. Norman replied: […]
Eyewitness to crime is not an informant
Facts On March 28, 2023, Jerry Allen Taylor was indicted by a Scott County grand jury for one count of trafficking methamphetamine in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section 41-29-139(g) (Rev. 2018). At trial, the State called Captain Willie Anderson of the Scott County Sheriff’s Department as the first witness to testify. He testified that […]
Qualified immunity granted after officer shot subject in back
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Officer Derek Bristow responded to a single-vehicle accident and discovered the vehicle was registered to Colton Carico. Carico was not at the scene, so Officer Bristow began driving to his address. On the way, Officer Bristow encountered a witness who described seeing a […]
Search warrant lacked probable cause but it was save by good faith exception
Facts Around 9:45 p.m. on November 17, 2020, pursuant to a search warrant, Investigator Ryan Stachura and other officers with the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department (PRCSD) searched Brandon Keith Jackson’s residence in Pearl River County. The officers seized approximately ten pounds of marijuana, eighty-three Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) pills, half a pound of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) edibles, […]