Officer found in reckless disregard despite other driver making improper left turn
Facts At 6:30 a.m. on October 11, 1999, Sammie Durn was driving south on a two-lane area of U.S. Highway 49 north of Indianola. He was headed to the school bus garage to warm up his bus before picking up the children along his bus route. As Durn was driving south on Highway 49, State […]
Officer thought a jet plane had passed
Facts In 2000, Nathaniel Burnett was driving at a high rate of speed in Oktibbeha County. He was pursued by Deputy Sheriff Roy Moore in a marked patrol car. Moore had been parked in a driveway alongside the road in order to investigate complaints about speeders. Moore determined that Burnett’s car was traveling more than […]
Officer doesn’t have to see subject driving vehicle to charge them under 63-11-30
Facts In 2001, Johnny Ray Holloway drove to a club in Hakley, Louisiana. He indicated that he drank one 16 ounce beer and decided to return to his home in Foxworth, Mississippi. According to Holloway, while driving home near Dexter, he heard a popping noise and pulled to the side of the road, where the […]
Officer sees subject throw item to the ground
Facts In 2000, Alfred Griffin and Troy Johnson were sitting in front of Griffin’s apartment drinking beer, which was not allowed on the apartment complex premises. Officer James Carney was providing security for the apartment complex when he noticed a brown paper bag on the porch near Griffin and Johnson. Suspecting it contained beer, Carney […]
Your driving doesn’t have to be impaired to be convicted of DUI
Facts In 2001, Timothy Christian was driving near Mississippi Highway 35 in Grenada County. A Mississippi Highway Patrol officer who passed Christian’s vehicle observed that Christian failed to stop at a stop sign and did not dim his bright headlights. The officer proceeded to stop Christian’s vehicle and ask for his driver’s license. Upon approaching the […]
probable cause to administer a field sobriety test can be the basis of probable cause to arrest and administer a breath test
Facts In 2001, Tami Saucier was driving on Highway 53 near Poplarville, Mississippi. While on patrol, a Pearl River County sheriff’s deputy began to follow her. He observed Saucier increase and decrease her speed and “bump” the centerline. She was driving between 15 and 20 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. He followed her for about […]