Statement admissible even though subject refused to sign a waiver
Facts In 2005, a dance was held at the Holmes Community College (“HCC”) student union, commonly referred to as the Canteen. A fight then broke out between some members of the HCC football team and eight individuals who did not attend HCC. The fight began inside the Canteen and later moved outside. After the fight moved […]
Consent for blood draw was voluntary
Facts In 2006, after having spent the day with his family, Bailey Trippe and Kathy Krystine Harris were at Trippe’s parents’ home watching cartoons and looking after Trippe’s two-year-old daughter. Trippe and Harris left the house at approximately 11:40 p.m. in Harris’s vehicle, a green 2000 Mercury Mountaineer. Shortly thereafter, a collision occurred on Goshen […]
Anonymous tip justifies police response to house
Facts In 2005, the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous tip from a female stating that she had just left Gregory Vincent Baker’s home, and that several people were there “cooking drugs.” Deputies Neal Mitchell and Chris Doss responded to the call. Mitchell knew the location of Baker’s house as he had been there […]
Father argues his minor daughter wasn’t old enough to consent to record a conversation against him
Facts In 2006, Charles Bankston’s 16 year old daughter, Carley, returned from working her shift at a nearby fast food restaurant and took a bath. After her bath, Carley went into her room and got into her bed to try to fall asleep. Her father entered the room shortly afterward, held her down, and assaulted […]
Showing pictures or confessions from the file after subject invokes counsel is interrogation
Facts Raymond Pannell and Teresa Pannell were married for 23 years. While married, the Pannells lived in a home that they personally built located in Baldwyn, Mississippi. The Pannells divorced in 2004. As part of the divorce settlement, Teresa was granted the exclusive use, possession, and control of the house until their minor children reached the […]
There is no requirement that law enforcement officials be absolutely honest when interrogating a suspect
Facts In 2000, Hugh David Pernell, a newspaper carrier, was shot and killed in his car on Broad Street in New Albany while running his newspaper route. The shooting occurred in front of Charles Rice’s house. Rice would later tell law enforcement that he had heard two cars on the street in front of his […]