Avoiding a checkpoint allows officers to stop vehicle without reasonable suspicion
Facts James T. Britain disregarded a roadway safety checkpoint in Meridian, Mississippi, and led sheriff’s officers on a brief high speed chase that resulted in Britain’s arrest and the discovery of a firearm. He was convicted of possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and sentenced to 27 […]
Telling another officer you are not going to write a ticket doesn’t end the traffic stop
Facts In 2018, Richmond Police Officer Larry Ganey observed Berenice Del Angel’s car following another vehicle too closely and traveling over the speed limit while on a major highway, so Ganey initiated a traffic stop. After learning Del Angel needed an interpreter, Ganey called Officer Carlos Arredondo on the phone to serve as a translator. […]
Warrant was bare boned on nexus between apartment and defendant but survived via good faith exception to exclusionary rule
Facts A Family Stop and Shop convenience store in Monroe, Louisiana was robbed at gunpoint. Monroe Police Department Detective Robert DaWayne Crowder investigated the case. Crowder identified Jamarvin Jackson as a suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest. The warrant said Jackson’s address was 1401 Erin Street, Apartment 265. The next day, Crowder obtained […]
Protective sweep of vehicle via Long
Facts Erik Rodriguez was a passenger in a car driven by his friend. Police noticed the car straddling two lanes of traffic, so they began to follow it. They observed that there were two men in the car and that both were wearing hooded jackets. The passengers appeared intently interested in the police car and were […]
Claiming self defense does not mean there was not sufficient probable cause for an arrest
Facts Joshua Loftin lived at 1609 Williams Street in Prentiss, Mississippi for ten years. While living at that address, he filed numerous noise complaints (more than 50) with the local police department, complaining that vehicles parked outside or passing by were playing music at a deafening volume, in violation of a city noise ordinance. The […]
Summary judgement granted for officers who took subject to ground for public intoxication arrest
Facts In 2019 Officer Samuel Serrett pulled over driver Timothy Robinson and his girlfriend Jessica Solis for failing to properly signal and driving outside of his lane. Serrett believed that either Robinson or Solis (or both) may have been intoxicated so he requested backup. Robinson was eventually arrested after he refused a field sobriety test. Solis began recording the […]