Constructive possession affirmed for non-owner of vehicle based on additional incriminating circumstances
Facts Officer Bobby Herron of the Crystal Springs Police Department testified that in 2020, he received a call from another police officer alerting him that Dcorious Alford was in town at the Community Quick Stop. Herron explained that Alford had an outstanding warrant out for his arrest. The officers located the van Alford was driving and […]
Summary judgement remanded for officers entering home without warrant or consent
Facts Isaac Pollard, who has autism, lives with his parents, Ronnie and Lisa Pollard, in Olive Branch, Mississippi. On the night in question, Isaac went for a late-night run in his neighborhood and then retraced the route in his white pickup truck to confirm the mileage of his run. While driving his route, Isaac was […]
A vehicle does not need to be moving to be seized for terry stop purposes
Facts The Corpus Christi, Texas, Police Department (CCPD) on July 15, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. received an anonymous suspicious vehicle call regarding a vehicle in the Glen Arbor Park area. Glen Arbor Park and the surrounding neighborhood are part of a corridor of problem areas where drugs are sold. Officers respond to a few calls in […]
Child pornography search warrant was not too general when describing items to be searched and seized
Facts Bryan David Edwards was charged with distribution and receipt of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2) and (b)(1), and possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). Evidence leading to his indictment was seized during execution of a search warrant authorizing officers […]
Defendant’s only recourse is a civil action when he challenges the no knock aspect of warrant but not the warrant itself
Facts In 2019, an investigator with the Greenville, Mississippi, Police Department obtained from a municipal court judge (the issuing judge) a no-knock search warrant for Antoine Bryant’s residence. In support of the warrant, the investigator submitted an affidavit specifying the request was for a no- knock search warrant; and outlined Bryant’s alleged criminal activity involving drugs […]
Summary Judgement denied for officer who punched subject in passenger pickup area of airport
Facts In 2018, William Vardeman landed at Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, for a business trip. His family took a later flight, and he returned to the airport to pick them up. While he awaited his family’s arrival, Vardeman made several loops around the passenger pickup area and eventually parked his vehicle. As Vardeman attempted […]