Officers made questionable statements but confession was not suppressed
Facts In 2017, Kadarius Hamer was arrested with three other people for two counts of murder and interviewed by Tippah County Investigator Jeremy Rainer and FBI Agent Lawson (the victim was facing federal charges for purchasing narcotics from Hamer’s father). Agent Lawson drew a linear scale on a piece of paper with potential outcomes for […]
A case concerning Gun Shot Residue
Facts In 2016, Michael Mosley was a felon and an admitted drug user. Two girlfriends stated that he frequently was seen with a gun. Two days before his mother was killed, girlfriend A saw him with a gun when they went to a casino in Vicksburg. The next day, girlfriend B saw him with a […]
Taking confession using secret video after subject asks for lawyer
Facts In 2005, an eight week old infant became unresponsive and died while under Amy Wilkerson‘s care as the baby sitter. The doctors believed she died from shaken baby syndrome. The next day, she went to the police station, was Mirandized, and gave a statement. Wilkerson denied shaking the baby, gave other possible reasons why […]
Court finds man in constructive possession of gun found 50 feet from where he was arrested
Facts In 2015, Officer Corey Henderson of University of Southern Mississippi P.D. was on patrol when he observed a vehicle he had dealt with on several prior occasions. When he was approximately 15 feet from the car, he could smell the very strong odor of burnt marijuana in the air. He stopped the car which […]
Requesting that subject take a gun shot residue test after he requested counsel was not a violation of miranda
Facts On August 12, 2017, Jason Youngblood was driving in his car with Frederick Shannon. As they drove past Oliver Brown’s house on Beasley Road in Hazlehurst, Youngblood saw a garbage bin that he thought belonged to him. Youngblood turned his car around and parked on the road in front of Brown’s house. Youngblood walked […]
Officer had Probable Cause for traffic stop, Reasonable Suspicion for pat down and did not exceed Terry scope in pat down
Facts In 2012, Deputy John Putnam was working interdiction on I-59 in Jones County. While stationary, he spotted a vehicle traveling faster than the others and got behind the vehicle to pace it. He determined through pacing that the vehicle, which contained three people, was speeding and pulled it over. The driver appeared nervous and […]