Constructive possession found when friend testified they snorted cocaine together that night
Facts In 2016, Darius Haynes and Kimmeisha Harris fought at a friend’s house. After the fight, Haynes left with Xavier Brown in Brown’s maroon Mercury Marquis, which had a broken-out back window. Meanwhile, Harris went to the hospital, where she gave Investigator Wendell Fountain a statement. Harris told Fountain that, during the fight, she thought […]
Private person recording conversation using police equipment before subject charged
Facts A 10th grade female basketball player was sexually abused by Leslie Dewitt, who was her coach, on more than 20 occasions. The minor eventually told her mother, Monique, who took her to police. Monique told police she was going to confront Dewitt and record the conversation using her cell phone. Police asked if she […]
Officer discovered drugs in plain view and subject also lacked standing to object
Facts In 2014, Office Mark Gore, Philadephia P.D., noticed a driver and passenger who were not wearing seat belts. Gore stopped the car and watched as the passenger, Jeremy Nowell, appeared to be sticking a glass pipe down his pants. He got Nowell out of the car and told him what he saw. Nowell became […]
Officer had consent to retrieve gun from car
Facts In 2013, Meridian police officers responded to a call about a large crowd gathered at a local apartment complex. When Officer Dustin Allen arrived, several people were in handcuffs and there were still eight to twelve people standing around. It was a high crime area and the individuals were loud and causing a disturbance. Allen […]
Warrant based on confidential informant had sufficient probable cause
Facts The search warrant for Lonnie Jones’s residence stemmed from a police search for guns, magazines, and ammunition stolen in a local burglary approximately five days before. The warrant was issued based on an affidavit from a police investigator that stated a woman, Jessica Cochran, had been suspected of taking the guns based on her […]
“Stolen items” is not enough information for a Search warrant to be valid
Facts In 2014, a confidential informant, who had provided credible information in the past, told police that stolen items were located at a house. The informant said he had been there two days ago and the place was a warehouse for stolen items. The police got a search warrant the same day and put in […]