People don’t normally accept packages with bogus names
Facts In 2016, United States Postal Inspector Dwayne Martin noticed a suspicious express-mail package that had arrived at the mail distribution center in Jackson, Mississippi. The package had been sent from a California address by Terrance Armond to Danielle Armond at a Brookhaven address. Martin testified California is a known “source state” for narcotics coming […]
Confession was not suppressed when subject re-approached police and gave ambiguous statements about wanting to talk again (Saddler has clarified this)
Facts In 2013, Michael Jackson was a teacher at Columbus High School. He reached out to a student at the school using Kik and eventually offered him money for oral sex via cell phone text messaging. The student told his mother and they went to the police with the phone. Jackson was arrested and met […]
You can’t claim constitutional protections of Mississippi open fields if you don’t own the property
Facts In 2017, Officers Tyler Robinson and Tyler Norman of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife were out on opening day of dove hunting. They heard shooting from a distance and pulled over to listen. When they stopped, they heard voices across the highway in a field near the south side of Highway 489. After entering […]
“I don’t want to talk anymore” is not invoking right to silence in this case
Facts In 2011, William Stallings went to stay overnight with Michael Love, a friend, and Love’s mother, Shirley, in Lowndes County. At 3 a.m., Love heard loud banging and thought it was his siblings returning but the door was wide open. He then heard a gunshot and ran into the woods. Shirley heard a loud […]
Mere passenger has no standing to object to search of vehicle
Facts Gulfport P.D. got an anonymous tip that DeCarlos Holloway was selling marijuana and cocaine at that moment from a specific address on South Carolina Avenue. Police immediately set up surveillance and observed Holloway get picked up in a Tahoe. Detective King noticed that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and that the window […]
“I want to take my mother’s advice to request an attorney” should have ended interview with subject
Facts In 2016, two men attempted to rob the Mapco service station in Corinth, Mississippi. When the clerk pushed the panic button, she was shot and killed. Video surveillance led to one suspect who told police Micah Bostic was the other person involved. Bostic was arrested and Mirandized. He said “I am taking my mother’s […]