Subject not in custody when she provided statement to police
Facts Thomas Hunt married Tina Marie Hunt in February 1989. In 1990, Thomas, age 22, Tina, age 20, and their 15-month-old son rode in Thomas’ blue Mustang to Ashland, Mississippi. In Ashland, Thomas and Tina met two friends from junior college, Scott Hindman and Russ Brown. Hindman and Tina were allegedly lovers. Those five then traveled […]
Police officer smell can give rise to probable cause to search car
Facts In 1992, Officer Cornelius Turner, while driving east on Highway 16, observed a white vehicle running a traffic light. Turner pulled William Townsend over. Officer Forrest Adcock had pulled up to the scene upon seeing Turner’s flashing blue lights. Turner, after conferring with Adcock, arrested Townsend for failure to appear for three other traffic violations. […]
Automobile exception applies in this case
Facts In 1990, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) began a sting operation focused on Mervin Sanders which used informant Johnny Morris as their contact. Sanders was targeted by the bureau partially because he had sold Morris cocaine on many previous occasions. As a part of this operation, Morris recorded several telephone calls with Sanders […]