Anonymous tip provided enough information for a Terry stop in this case
Facts In 2002, Agent Overstreet of the South Mississippi Drug Task Force heard over his police radio the following information: (1) two white males had come into Campbell’s Big Star and purchased large quantities of Pseudoephedrine (also known as Sudafed); (2) these two individuals had also attempted to purchase Sudafed from the Family Dollar Store; (3) […]
Leaving your jurisdiction can be problematic
Facts In 2001, Officer Oliver Mitchell of the Clarksdale Police Department was dispatched to check on a vehicle on Highway 61 South parked on the side of the highway with an individual allegedly slumped over the steering wheel. As Mitchell arrived at the edge of the city limits of Clarksdale, he had not yet spotted […]
Photo lineup was admissible based on totality of circumstances
Facts Marlene Hester testified that on the evening of February 19, 2001, she was working alone as a clerk at Little Joe’s Package Store on Highway 19 North in Meridian. At approximately 9:30 p.m., a black male entered the store, pulled a small silver-plated handgun out of his pants, pointed the gun at her, and […]
A part of a statement is suppressed due to violence exhibited towards the subject
Facts In 1998, Deputy Sheriff Robert Zwick of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call at the residence of Sam Ivan Martin and Crystal Martin. When he first arrived at the scene, no one was at the residence. Martin arrived as Zwick was walking back to his car. Zwick testified that Martin seemed […]
A person test driving a car does not have standing to object to a search
Facts In 2001, Chief of Police Jim Moore stopped Harold D. McKee for driving a truck with an expired registration tag. McKee exited the vehicle and met Moore outside. Moore asked for a driver’s license and after a few moments, McKee admitted he did not possess one. Moore noted the scent of alcohol on McKee’s […]
Admission and proximity equals constructive possession
Facts In 2002, Officers Shane Lang and Dustin Sanders of the Carthage Police Department stopped a vehicle driven by Carl Lewis because the vehicle did not have a tag. Jermaine Moore was a passenger in the vehicle. As Lang approached the driver’s side of the vehicle shining his flashlight in the vehicle, he saw “a […]