Summary judgement granted for Officer standing on running board of car and killing driver
Facts An officer in Arlington, Texas, pulled over O’Shae Terry and his passenger, Terrence Harmon, for driving with an expired registration tag. After taking their information, the officer advised them that she smelled marijuana coming from the car and, as a result, had to search it. Another police officer, Bau Tran, arrived on the scene […]
Delay of eight days from seizure of postal package based on reasonable suspicion to obtaining warrant was reasonable
Facts Jeff Gordon, Houston, Texas, narcotics investigator for U.S. Postal Inspection Service, was investigating Clarence Beard for sending illegal pills in the mail. Gordon learned that Beard, who lived in Houston area, had used the alias “Nick Johnson” to mail packages and that several sources told him that Beard was shipping drugs via the mail. […]
summary judgement granted to officer who killed Subject raising a hammer to him
Facts In 2016 Joy called 911 and stated that her ex-husband, Dominic Rollice, was inside of her garage and refused to leave. She went on to tell them that he was intoxicated and did not live there but did keep some tools at her place. Three officers, all familiar with Rollice, responded and spoke to […]
Consent to search a person does not require additional consent for every object found – also a good discussion on plain feel
Facts In 2017, Sybil Brooks hired Jason Sebren to make repairs to a mobile home, allowing him to live in the mobile home in exchange. Unbeknownst to Brooks, Sebren invited Michael Buford and his wife to stay at the mobile home as well. Brooks and Sebren then had an argument and Sebren moved out. Brooks […]
Promises of lowering bond or threat of never seeing children again are improper tactics when questioning a subject
Facts A home under renovation in Clarke County was burglarized and approximately fifty items related to the renovation was stolen. Two days later, police got in a car chase near this renovated house. The occupants of the car crashed and fled on foot but inside of the vehicle were items taken from the burglary. Other […]
Officer stopping a vehicle that evaded checkpoint was reasonable
Facts In 2018, MHP along with Belmont P.D. and Tishomingo S.O. set up a safety checkpoint in Belmont, Mississippi. At one point, a vehicle driven by Brian Turner approached the checkpoint and then stopped and turned around without using a turn signal. Additionally, there was no tag light on the vehicle and the tag was […]