Miranda rights explained to subject in Spanish
Facts In 2006, Christy Ayala, an active duty Naval Police Officer, attended the grand opening of Club IP, a night club located inside of the Imperial Palace Casino (Imperial Palace) in Biloxi, Mississippi. Christy arrived at Club IP between 11:00 p.m. and midnight and met her friend Sadie Honguyen. The two had a few drinks, […]
Proximity to drugs and a confession constitutes constructive possession
Facts In 2007, police executed a search warrant on Jason McKee’s camper for drugs. Once inside, police found McKee, Malcolm Allen, and Wendy Cheatham inside. They recovered 170 grams of methamphetamine scattered throughout the small camper. Some was in the dining room in plain view, some was was in a bedroom, and some was in […]
One hour traffic stop was reasonable based on the facts of this case
Facts In 2004, Brandy Stewart Yates left her husband of eight years, James Yates, Jr., and their two young children to travel with defendant Joseph Goff. Brandy had become acquainted with Goff while working as a waitress at the Bama Barn, a bar in Theodore, Alabama. Brandy checked into room 121 at Rocky Creek Inn […]
Identification was reliable despite the suggestiveness of the single photo
Facts Billy Joe Anderson was indicted for the 2002 armed robbery of Jerry’s Appliance Center in Utica, Mississippi. At the time of the robbery, there were only two employees working at Jerry’s – Bryan Hales and Lynda Stephens. They heard the door open and saw two males enter the store. One man was tall and […]
In the past can mean one day in an affidavit
Facts On January 22, 2003, a confidential informant (CI) reported to Shannon Bullock, an investigator with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department, that he had witnessed the possession and distribution of cocaine at the home of Jimmie Roach. In turn, Bullock relayed this information to another Hinds County investigator, Richard Spooner. On the same day, Spooner […]
Officer smell can be the basis for probable cause
Facts In 2006, Kendrick Cowan was traveling with Roderick Cowan and Alvin Wiseman on Highway 78, while en route from Memphis, Tennessee to Atlanta, Georgia. The three men rented a car and were on their way to Atlanta, a source city for narcotics, where Kendrick Cowan was going to buy a car advertised on the […]