Subject gives two different stories on gun
Facts In 2003, Patrolman Charles White of the Cleveland Police Department responded to a dispatch call to investigate a disturbance at 928 Church Street, the home of Anthony Short‘s girlfriend, Patricia Jones. Jones had called the police saying that Short had left her house and threatened to return with a gun. As White proceeded north […]
Money laundering
Facts In 2002, Deputy Shannon Penn, an interdiction officer with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, saw a westbound 1996 Ford F-150 pickup cross the right hand fog line. Penn testified that the Ford crossed the fog line when it was at most twenty yards away. Penn decided to stop the Ford pickup for careless driving. […]
Lawful arrest on misdemeanor warrant
Facts Sometime around 4:30 p.m. on June 21, 2003, Charles Moore, Jr. unsuccessfully attempted to call the home of his friend Chris Parker. At 5:00 p.m., Moore reached Parker on his cell phone. Parker informed Moore that he was in Atlanta and would be staying overnight. That evening at 10:30 p.m., Moore, Shane McCowin, and Andy […]
42 USC § 1983 brought in Mississippi court
Facts In 1999, Elizabeth Pinkerton purchased two cats from Dianna Zinn. These cats were later found by Pinkerton’s veterinarian to be afflicted with fleas, ringworms, respiratory infection, and Giardia, a parasite harmful to humans and animals. Pinkerton’s daughter eventually became ill as a result of the diseased cats. The veterinarian told Pinkerton to contact the health […]
Plain Smell is a corollary to plain view
Facts In 2002, Agents Brent Young and Wes Stapp of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics were dispatched to the Office Sports Bar (the bar) in Columbus, Mississippi. They had received a call about a female of interest who was either in possession of narcotics or trying to sell narcotics at that location. They parked in the […]
Smell, physical signs, and admission lead to DUI for substance other than alcohol
Facts In 2004, the Tupelo Police Department set up a driver’s license checkpoint on Blair Street. At 11:00 p.m., James J. Weil encountered the checkpoint. As Officer Joe Sturm approached Weil’s vehicle, Weil sped off. Sturm jumped in his vehicle and chased Weil about a quarter of a mile down the road where Weil stopped […]