Continuing to chase subject who evaded roadblock without lights was reckless disregard
Facts On August 21, 2001, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Officer Gregory Jackson was traveling east on Monument Street in Jackson, Mississippi, en route to a roadblock set up at the intersection of Monument and Palmyra Streets. Officer Jackson observed a vehicle that was traveling east on Monument turn off its lights, make a u-turn, proceed […]
Pill bottle lawfully opened under a search incident to arrest
Facts In 2011, Clarence Hynes was with Ryan Jackson on the side of the road. Deputy Sheriff Joey Rigby and Jeff Pitts, an agent with the narcotics task force with the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, were driving in separate vehicles down VFW Road when they saw Jackson and Hynes. Rigby saw both Hynes and Jackson […]
Religious references by officers do not automatically render a confession involuntary
Facts From approximately March 2005 to October 2012, Larry Singleton engaged in a sexual relationship with Daniel Doe, a child who lived next door to Singleton. Eventually, Daniel contacted the police regarding the acts perpetrated by Singleton. Police arranged for Daniels to call Singleton and during that call, Singleton confirmed some of the abuse, gave Daniel advice […]
DUI can be charged without an eyewitness who testified to the subject driving the vehicle
Facts In 2012, Officer Derrick Nelson of the Starkville Police Department was performing his regular patrol on South Nash Street in Starkville, Mississippi. Just after midnight, he observed a vehicle positioned halfway in the street and halfway on the curb. He immediately pulled over to investigate. Upon closer inspection, Nelson noticed several garbage cans strewn […]
Alcohol on breath and diluted pupils led to DUI conviction
Facts In 2012, D’Andre Terrell was charged with DUI after he stopped at a driver’s license checkpoint set up by Mississippi highway patrolmen Craig Morgan and Timothy Fuller. During trial in the circuit court, Trooper Morgan testified that Terrell drove towards the checkpoint as Morgan and Fuller were setting up. Morgan could not recall whether he […]
Boyfriend had constructive possession of drugs in apartment where he did not live
Facts A confidential informant told police that Eddie McCoy was selling drugs out of unit A-7 in Pineview Apartments, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. When police went to conduct a knock and talk, Chante Robinson, McCoy’s girlfriend, answered the door. Robinson lived at the apartment with her mother, Cynthia Robinson, who leased the apartment. While police were talking […]