Checkpoint for drivers license and insurance does not violate the 4th amendment
Facts In 2019, Stephen Borsi along with his passenger, Christopher Hathaway, was stopped by Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) at a safety checkpoint on Highway 80 in Rankin County, Mississippi. The MHP’s general practice was to stop all vehicles that passed through the checkpoint unless traffic became too heavy. Immediately, while Borsi was producing the driver’s license, Trooper Willard […]
Subject’s minimal education did not prove a lack of the capacity to voluntarily waive his rights
Facts At eight years old, Stacy began living with her father after her mother passed away. Stacy’s father and Donald Jolly were friends and neighbors. Over the years, Stacy and her siblings spent time with Jolly, riding four wheelers around their homes and hunting in nearby communities. Stacy made allegations to family members that Jolly had […]
Refusing to leave walmart resulted in disorderly conduct arrest
Facts In 2019, Officers Justin Coleman, Jarvis Smith, and Kierre Sellers with the Cleveland Police Department responded to an incident at a Wal-Mart store in Bolivar County. When the officers arrived, Marilyn Bradford told them that the store would not return her bank card. An officer then retrieved Bradford’s bank card and returned it to […]
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 […]