Statements were properly admitted in Scott County case
Facts On the afternoon of October 13, 2022, Travis Jones and his younger brothers, Jaclarence, LeBron, and Michael Jones, were at their home on Johnson Town Road in Lake, Mississippi. Travis was approximately sixteen years old. Their cousin Daylan Chapman had come over to play video games. On the way, Chapman had seen Tyrus Tillman, […]
Public safety exception does not apply but case decided on harmless error analysis
Facts Sana Bounaim was working as a cashier at a Chevron near Highway 45 in Columbus. One night in May 2022, Bounaim was alone in the store, working the nightshift. Around 9:30, shortly before she would have closed, a man “came from the door and told [her], ‘This is a gun. . . . [G]ive […]
Qualified immunity when person with dementia tased and died from fall
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Armando Navejas, a seventy-year-old man, suffered from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, conditions causing confusion, disorientation, and memory loss. His family had previously sought help from the El Paso Police Department (“EPPD”) when he wandered from his residence. Most recently, Armando went missing on […]
Video shows driver using blinker to make turn
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Around 5:00 P.M. in June 2022, Mario Rosales was driving his Mustang, which had New Mexico license plates. He changed lanes, approached a red light at an intersection, activated the Mustang’s left turn signal, and stopped at the light. An Alexandria Police Department […]
Exigent circumstances justified warrantless search of cell phone information
Facts On October 11, 2022, Jeneation Lewis was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle at a gas station in Harrison County. Two witnesses saw a white male near Lewis’s vehicle immediately before or after the shooting. They described the man as wearing blue clothing and leaving the scene in a red Ford SUV […]
Bystander liability not found for a 43 second dog bite under facts in this case
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) At 7:15 one evening in February 2021, the Harris County Constable’s dispatch received a 911 call saying that two men were “screaming and yelling” outside the caller’s house for the second time that night. The caller advised dispatch that he (the caller) had […]