Collective knowledge doctrine allowed vehicle stop
Facts Brian Broussard was arrested on May 12, 2021, during a buy-bust operation, after a months-long investigation into Broussard’s drug trafficking crimes. On the day of his arrest, three simultaneous residential search warrants were executed in connection with law enforcement’s investigation of Broussard. Prior to the arrest, Broussard was observed for months travelling to the […]
MCOA rules search of vehicle proper
Facts On August 15, 2020, an ambulance was dispatched to 298 Roy Schmidt Road in Sontag, Mississippi. Upon arrival, paramedics discovered Brandy Turnage in critical condition. Brandy was transported by ambulance to a landing area where she would be airlifted to a Jackson hospital. During transportation, Brandy’s husband, Dan Turnage, followed the ambulance in his […]
Statement properly admitted from subject who killed someone in a drug induced psychosis
Facts On September 5, 2020, shortly after midnight, 911 dispatch received a call regarding vehicle headlights that were shining in the caller’s home window. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found Jennifer Marie Irby-Melgoza inside a truck that had crashed into a tree. She was covered in blood when the officers arrived and appeared to […]
Subject not in custody when interviewed at his office
Facts This case arises out of an internet child-pornography-sharing investigation that led law enforcement to an internet protocol (IP) address linked to Seth Perricone’s mother. Perricone lived with his parents (Perricone’s residence). A magistrate judge on 24 January 2018 issued a search warrant for Perricone’s person, vehicle, and residence. He spoke at length on 25 […]
confession of 15 year old was voluntary
Facts C.B. testified that in June 2014, Christopher Smith sexually assaulted her. At the time of the assault, C.B. was six years old, and Smith was fifteen years old. C.B. immediately reported the incident to her mother, identifying Smith as the perpetrator. C.B.’s mother took her to a hospital in Amory, Mississippi, where C.B. was […]
There was an Edwards error but it was harmless in this case
Facts On April 29, 2021, two-year-old Nolan Norris was struck and killed by a pickup truck on Highway 492 in front of his home near Union, Mississippi. The truck’s driver, Andrew Winstead, was later indicted under Mississippi Code Annotated section 63-3-401 (Rev. 2022) for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. Nolan’s mother, […]