Circumstantial evidence proved subject’s guilt in stolen goods
Facts In 2005, Jason Cole arrived at his place of employment, Foot Gear in West Point, Mississippi, and discovered that the gate’s lock had been broken and the front door was ajar. Once inside, Cole found that most of the store’s athletic wear was missing from the racks along the wall and throughout the store; the […]
Search warrant obtained 10 months after pictures of children viewed on computer is not stale
Facts In March 2006, a child related to Rubin Renfrow spoke to an elementary school counselor. It is unclear what the child said to the school counselor, but whatever the child said, the school counselor was concerned that the child had been exposed to inappropriate matters of a sexual nature. The school counselor relayed his […]
Rental car did not have tag conspicuously displayed which justified stop
Facts In 2006, Tyronne Lekeith Wade was driving a rental car through Harrison County, Mississippi. The rental car did not have a traditional metal license plate displayed in the commonly-accepted location. Instead, there was a paper Alabama license displayed in the rear window. Deputy William Senseney with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department did not see […]
A plain feel of a pill bottle on a terry frisk does not provide probable cause of anything illegal
Facts Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Agents Richard Sistrunk and Grant Myers (both in plain clothes) received two separate anonymous tips alerting them to suspicious and possible criminal activity. The complaint was related to the mobile home residence of Thomas Walden in a rural area near the House community in Neshoba County. According to the anonymous […]
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 […]