Mississippi Case Updates

Outstanding warrant in another jurisdiction permitted officers to detain him for questioning in suspicion of felony child abuse

Facts In 2012, Larry Watts was living with Sara Lowery and her four year old minor child, BAW, along with Watt’s biological son. Watts would

You don’t need a traffic citation to make a Terry car stop – also a discussion on consent in the Mississippi constitution

Facts In 2013, Wayne Barrett heard a knock on his door and let Keagan Latham use the phone. Latham was a friend or relative of

Express written or oral waiver not needed for statement and inventory search of vehicle proper

Facts In 2015, Sebastopol Chief of police Daniel Ogletree initiated a traffic stop on a Nissan Sentra because the driver, Robert Pinter, was not wearing

Officers committed Edwards violation while taking statement in death penalty case

Facts In 2010, James Hutto, a resident of Alabama, contacted his ex-girlfriend and agreed to meet at a hotel in Clinton, Mississippi, for the weekend.

Phone call between victim’s mother and subject is properly admitted

Facts V.B. lived with Jimmy Brown, her grandfather, between the ages of eight and thirteen and again between the ages of sixteen and nineteen. VB

A roommate can give consent for officers to enter common area of home and officers can enter subject’s bedroom to retrieve weapon

Facts In 2010, Jeffrey Hill was living at the Aiken Village Apartments in overflow housing for Mississippi State University (MSU). MSU police got a tip