Officers committed Edwards violation while taking statement in death penalty case
Facts In 2010, James Hutto, a resident of Alabama, contacted his ex-girlfriend and agreed to meet at a hotel in Clinton, Mississippi, for the weekend. His car broke down so after she left, he walked from the hotel to the Baptist Healthplex and befriended 81 year old Ethel Simpson. Simpson drove Hutto back to his […]
Phone call between victim’s mother and subject is properly admitted
Facts V.B. lived with Jimmy Brown, her grandfather, between the ages of eight and thirteen and again between the ages of sixteen and nineteen. VB eventually told her family that Brown had sexually abused her on numerous occasions for years. VB went to DeSoto County S.O. and VB’s mother then made a phone call to […]
A roommate can give consent for officers to enter common area of home and officers can enter subject’s bedroom to retrieve weapon
Facts In 2010, Jeffrey Hill was living at the Aiken Village Apartments in overflow housing for Mississippi State University (MSU). MSU police got a tip that Hill had a weapon at the apartment, which is a violation of MSU on campus policy. When the officers arrived at Hill’s apartment, Hill’s roommate allowed them to enter. […]
Exigent circumstances allowed officers to enter house after arresting subject
Facts In 2014, George Parks physically and sexually assaulted Desiree Stringer, a former friend and roommate who had come from Louisiana to visit him. He used a knife and a broken golf club to stab her repeatedly and did not allow her to leave the house for 17 hours. When he finally let her go, […]
Subject’s statement and proximity enough for constructive possession
Facts Andrew Acie Adams was spotted driving in Gulfport while there was a warrant out for his arrest. After pulling Adams over, the officers noticed a loaded magazine in the driver’s side door. Adams’s wife, who was in the passenger’s seat, was found to have been sitting on a pistol, and a search of the vehicle’s […]
Show up identification did not lead to misidentification
Facts In 2011, a masked man entered the Little Caesar’s Pizza in Southaven and pointed a handgun at Billy Royal, who was working behind the counter at the time. The stickup man demanded money. For approximately fifteen minutes, Royal argued with the man and refused to surrender the loot. Other employees called the police, and the […]