Search valid here even when dog failed to alert on car
Facts On February 22, 2022, National Park Service Ranger Chris Calkins initiated a traffic stop of Wesley Perkins’s car as he was travelling in Padre Island National Seashore. The basis for the stop was a tag violation, as Perkins’s car had a 72-hour temporary tag that was not valid until February 24. As Calkins approached […]
Air force chaplain child predator apprehended lawfully
Facts A detective with the San Antonio Police Department’s Human Exploitation Unit conducted undercover operations via the online social media platform MocoSpace, to catch child predators. In November 2020, the detective set up an online profile using the undercover persona of a 16-year- old girl named “Amandpand.” On November 10, 2020, Amandpand entered the “Near […]
Waiting 10 minutes for K-9 is reasonable after developing reasonable suspicion to extend the stop
Facts On June 14, 2019, Leopoldo Gonzalez was driving through Texas on U.S. 287 when State Trooper Daniel Manney observed him traveling 91 miles per hour in a 75-miles-per-hour zone and stopped him for speeding. The trooper’s body and in-car cameras captured the entire encounter. The trooper approached the passenger side of Gonzalez’s vehicle, informed […]
Death penalty reference did not rise to level of coercion to suppress statement
Facts In October 2020, Alexis Tallant had been searching online for a car to purchase. Tallant saw a post on Facebook Marketplace by someone using the name Jaquez Harris. The post listed a 2012 Nissan Maxima for sale for $6,300. After negotiating with Harris through Facebook messages, Tallant agreed to pay a final purchase price […]
husband interfered with investigation by refusing to allow wife to show license and insurance
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On September 2, 2022, Rachael Hall, Randal Hall’s wife, was in a minor automobile accident in a parking lot. Following the fender bender, she and the other party exchanged insurance information. Hall claims that it was not his wife’s fault; however, when she […]
Subject not in custody when he made statements to police
Facts On February 10, 2017, Officer Brandon Brown was patrolling Highway 61 near Robinsonville, Mississippi, when he spotted a red Camaro weaving in and out of both lanes in between cars. Officer Brown stopped the car Direct Black was driving. Officer Brown asked to see Black’s license, which Black supplied. While Officer Brown was checking […]