there was probable cause to arrest second amendment protesters
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) Christopher Grisham and James Everard are self-styled “Second Amendment protestors” who had been involved in several protests advocating for the repeal of a City ordinance that governs the unauthorized carrying of loaded firearms. This case arises out of their arrests on March 27, […]
Allegations of manipulating faith during questioning did not rise to level of coercive police tactics
Facts In 2019 and 2020, law enforcement learned that two IP addresses associated with the Denison Church of the Nazarene and its pastor, David Pettigrew, uploaded images of child pornography online. After acquiring search warrants for Denison Church and Pettigrew’s home, officers found a Maxtor hard drive in Pettigrew’s office at the church. The hard […]
Officer detection of odor of marijuana sufficient regardless of whether marijuana ever found
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On December 13, 2020, around 7:00 a.m., Quentin Terrell was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix in Woodworth, Louisiana when he was pulled over by Chief of Police James Gonzales. During the stop, Gonzales’s body camera (“body cam”) and dashboard camera (“dash cam”) are […]
Trash pull from curtilage of home is legal
Facts John Lee conditionally pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and to one count of possession of firearms by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), reserving his right to contest the denial of his motion to […]
Officer had reasonable suspicion to prolong stop and probable cause to search vehicle
Facts (If you are new to 1983 actions, click here for help) On March 2, 2020, Yoel Weisshaus was traveling with a passenger, Ms. Lee, from Oklahoma to Scottsdale, Arizona when he was pulled over in Texas by Officer Teichelman for speeding and displaying an obscured license plate and registration insignia. Teichelman requested to see […]
Audio and video recordings with CI do not require a warrant
Facts On February 24, 2021, John Netherland was indicted by a Neshoba County grand jury and charged as follows: John Edward Netherland . . . on or about May 2, 2019, did wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously and knowingly sell and deliver to MBN confidential informant #104-2019, a Schedule II controlled substance, namely Methamphetamine, in the amount […]