Boyfriend had standing to object to search of car that did not belong to him
Facts In 2000, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Winona, Mississippi. Derrick Powell, his mother, and his girlfriend, Latisha Merritt, were present. A K-9 dog was let out of the car to use the bathroom and then alerted to the presence of drugs in another car parked across the street from the […]
confession was corroborated by other evidence in this case
Facts In 2000, Walter L. Hodge, Anthony Thomas, and Archie Kelley were congregated at Kelley’s grandmother’s house in the town of Edwards, Second Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi. Believing that Thomas was a “snitch,” Hodge lured Thomas to a nearby field. While in the field, the three headed toward a pond whereupon Hodge shot […]
Drugs found during search incident to arrest
Facts Terry Evans was a commercial truck driver. According to Evans, he and Debra Smith were leaving Ontario, California, headed east. They were accompanied by a hitchhiker named “Cindy”. As they neared Monroe, Louisiana, he became aware that Cindy had illegal drugs in her luggage. Upon his arrival at a truck stop in Jackson, Mississippi, […]
Exigent circumstances allowed warrantless blood draw after traffic accident
Facts The driver of the other vehicle, Margaret Stone, testified that she suddenly observed Ronald Holloman‘s vehicle approaching her in her lane of travel and that, despite efforts to swerve out of his path, she was unable to avoid a violent collision that injured her, seriously injured Holloman, and caused the death of Stone’s young […]
No expectation of privacy in garbage can near street
Facts In 1999, Lindsay Welch was a nineteen year old freshman at Mississippi State University, who lived in a house in Starkville owned by her parents. Welch was pregnant but did not seek pre-natal care nor advise anyone of her pregnancy. She testified to being unaware of this pregnancy until late February. On March 19, […]
Subject not in custody when he made statement to police
Facts Eddie James Woulard lived in a home with his wife, Melody, her mother, Monique Parker Terrell, Monique’s husband, Antwan Terrell, and Melody’s three young children, Raven, Shaquita, and Reshod. On or about November 7, 1999, Woulard was at home along with Monique, Antwan, and the three children. Antwan and Raven were watching television together […]