Subject was not arrested based on words alone
Facts In 2000, Larod Odem loaned his vehicle to his friend Christopher Harris. Harris was parked at a Canton car wash when officers from the Madison County Sheriff’s narcotics unit approached Harris and others. Harris was arrested and charged with loitering and possession of a concealed weapon. Odem’s vehicle was impounded. Later that evening, Odem […]
Subject is not in custody for miranda purposes when he is secretly recorded by his girlfriend
Facts In 2001, Troy Leon Fisackerly and Shirley Jones had lived together approximately eight years although they were not married. Three minor children, including J.J. lived with them. Fisackerly was not the father of J.J. although he was the father of one of the children. Fisackerly and Shirley got into an argument one day and Shirley took […]
Reasonable suspicion to follow car after call that large amounts of ephedrine purchased
Facts In 2001, an employee of Sam’s Club in Southaven called the Southaven Police Department, reporting that a white male had bought large amounts of ephedrine. As the police arrived, a GMC pickup truck occupied by two white males was leaving the parking lot. The driver of the truck matched the description (white male, mid-30s, […]
fleeing from law enforcement is a factor to be considered in making an arrest
Facts In 2001, an armed man robbed Jennifer Simmons, a bank teller at the National Bank of Commerce in Lowndes County. Witnesses described the perpetrator of the crime as a “heavy-set black male wearing a baseball cap.” He was described as driving an older model brown car, accompanied by another black male. Deputy Greg Porter […]
Careless driving when driver almost hits curb twice
Facts In 2002, a police officer noticed Efrem Henderson driving his vehicle erratically. The officer stated that Henderson almost hit a curb, stopped at a stop sign, then proceeded through the intersection and almost hit another curb. The officer stopped Henderson. After approaching the vehicle, the officer smelled alcohol. The officer stated that Henderson’s speech […]
Anonymous tip provided enough information for a Terry stop in this case
Facts In 2002, Agent Overstreet of the South Mississippi Drug Task Force heard over his police radio the following information: (1) two white males had come into Campbell’s Big Star and purchased large quantities of Pseudoephedrine (also known as Sudafed); (2) these two individuals had also attempted to purchase Sudafed from the Family Dollar Store; (3) […]