Personal Narrative Essay: Decline

I asked STINSON if he had anything on him and if I could search him. Stinson verbally consented allowing me to search his person. Upon searching his person, nothing illegal was found. I asked STINSON if I could search his pink back pack that he was wearing. STINSON stated "I rather you not." I asked STINSON if there was something illegal in the back pack. STINSON replied yes. I asked STINSON what he had illegal in his back pack. STINSON stated he had a "little bit of weed." Upon STINSON admitting to me that he had illegal narcotics in his back pack, I conducted a probable cause search of the back pack. Upon opening the front pocket of the back pack, I found a silver spoon with a white powdery substance on the spoon. The spoon was partially sealed within plastic. I conducted a field test on the white powdery substance on the spoon following instructions on the test kit. The test kit showed turned

In Benters a reliable source told Detective J. Hastings there was an indoor marijuana growing operation at 527 Currin Road in Henderson, North Carolina, and Glenn Benters owned the property but was not living there. Benters at 662, 766 S.E.2d at 596 (2014). Hastings obtained a subpoena to look at the utility use for the property and discovered that it was indicative of a marijuana growing operation. Id. Hastings and Officer Joseph Ferguson traveled to Benters’ property and saw tools used for marijuana growing outside the premises. Id. After that observation, they conducted a knock and talk on the back door. Id. at 662, 766 S.E.2d at 596-597 (2014). After no answer, Ferguson walked to a building where music was playing and smelled

In the first incident, Clayton Harris’s truck was pulled over by Officer Wheetley because it had an expired license plate. When Wheetley approached the vehicle the suspect

Case Facts: Roy Caballes was stopped for speeding by an Illinois state trooper Daniel Gillette. During the traffic stop another state trooper Craig Graham of the Illinois State Police Drug Interdiction Team, overheard the stop on the radio and showed up to the scene with a narcotics detection dog. While the first trooper was writing Roy Caballes a warning ticket for speeding the second trooper walked around Roy’s car with the narcotics detection dog. The dog alerted that it had detected narcotics at the rear end of the car which subsequently led to the state troopers searching the trunk of the car. Upon searching the trunk of the car the state troopers found a large quantity of marijuana which consequently led to the arrest of Roy Caballes. The entire incident lasted no longer than 10 minutes. Roy Caballes was convicted of a narcotics offence and was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay a $256,136 fine.

Teagle 170 P.3d 266 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007), defendant Teagle was pulled over after being observed speeding down the highway. When the officer approached the vehicle, he noticed two cellular phones on the dashboard, an open container of liquor, fast-food wrappers, a box of cookies, a map, and luggage and clothing in the backseat. The officer gave the defendant a warning and then asked him if there was any contraband in the vehicle or whether there was a chance anyone else could have placed any contraband in the vehicle. Although the defendant answered in the negative, the officer returned to his patrol vehicle and asked if there was a canine unit available. There was not and so the officer told the defendant that he was free to leave. Shortly afterwards, the officer saw the defendant speeding once again down the road. The officer proceeded to pull him over and gave him another warning. The officer again asked him if he could search the vehicle and the defendant answered in the affirmative. The officer called a canine unit which arrived an hour later. The canine, in proceeding to do an exterior sniff, circled around to the trunk. The officers then opened the trunk to find 338 pounds of marijuana, a can of air freshener under the driver’s seat and several toilet bowl sanitizers in the compartment ofthe vehicle as well as the trunk. These were all indicative of an attempt to mask the smell of marijuana. At trial, the defendant argued that he had taken his vehicle to a repair shop, implying that someone else had placed the drugs in the car. The court found that there was enough evidence, including the large amount of drugs in the trunk of the vehicle, the air freshener, and the inconsistent statements to determine that the defendant had sufficient knowledge of the marijuana in the

I made contact with the driver (Stanciel, Conswella N. DOB 06/19/86), who related that she did not possess a driver's license. Conswella was checked through LEADS via dispatch, which revealed a no valid driver's license and she was clear with no wants or warrants. She was unable to provide insurance for the vehicle. There was a passenger in the vehicle, who was identified as (Edwards, Shekida D. DOB 07/24/86), she was checked through LEADS, which revealed that she was valid with no wants or warrants. The vehicle was released to Shekida.

On 07/15/2015, at approximately 2305 hours, your Affiant was on routine patrol on Main Street (SR924) when I observed a silver Chrysler sedan parked in the One Hundred Block of South Main Street (westside of the street) near the intersection of Oak Street. The vehicle displayed a Pennsylvania registration of JRJ-5342. The registration was checked utilizing the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation vehicle record abstract which revealed that the license plate was assigned by the department to KYLE ROBERT & SARAH LYNN FOGARTY for a 1998 Chevrolet. I then verified the status of KYLE and SARAH FOGARTY'S driving licenses both of which were suspended by the Department of Transportation.

SUMMARY OF THE FACTS: An anonymous letter was sent to the Police Department of Bloomingdale. The letter included specific details involving a husband and wife. The letter stated that they were going to traffic drugs from Florida to Illinois. The police officer followed up on the tip and the defendants validated the allegations that were made. The police obtained a search warrant and found drugs, weapons and other contraband in the defendants’ home and automobile.

Tommy Ray James, the defendant, was stopped by an officer while driving and after failing to provide insurance the defendant admitted to drinking alcohol and open containers inside the vehicle and then the defendant was then placed under arrest, put in handcuffs, and advised of his rights State v. James, 301 Kan. 898, 1 (2015). The officer then searched the defendant’s vehicle for evidence of open alcohol containers and found what was later determined to be marijuana 301 Kan. at 1. The defendant denied the marijuana being his and said it could be his brother’s 301 Kan. at 1. The defendant however, said he did not know his brother’s phone number 301 Kan. at 1. After stating he did not know his brother’s phone number Tommy offered

Mr. Landaverde reported that he was alone at the time of the incident. Mr. Landaverde reported that he was stopped by a police officer. Mr. Landaverde reported that the police officer was following him. He stated that the police officer stopped him because he did not have his turning signal on. Mr. Landaverde stated that the police officer told him that his friend’s house was under surveillance. Mr. Landaverde reported that the police officer told him that he smelled marijuana in the car. Mr. Landaverde reported that the police officer searched his vehicle and found approximately four grams of marijuana. Mr. Landaverde reported that he was arrested at 11:57 p.m. Mr. Landaverde reported that he was in jail for fourteen to sixteen

While traveling on Seneca on the way to the jail, Officer Tabor was relayed that Marijuana and Paraphernalia were located inside the vehicle by Officer Shelite. These items were found while Officer Shelite was conducting the inventory of the vehicle prior to the arrival of the tow truck that would depart with the vehicle. After this was relayed to Officer Tabor, Pracht stated that she was hot and Officer Tabor rolled down the back windows for her to cool off by. Officer Tabor and Pracht arrived at the Sedgwick County Jail at 0254 hours on 25

On May 31, 1979, Drug Enforcement Agency officers noticed Charles Carney approach a youth who followed Carney into a motor home parked in a lot in downtown San Diego. The officer had previously received a tip that Carney was using the motor home to sell marijuana in exchange for sexual sex. The officers kept the motor home under surveillance while the youth and Carney were inside. When the youth exited, the officers contacted the youth and confirmed that Carney gave the youth marijuana in exchange for allowing Carney sexual contacts. The officers knocked on the door of the mobile home, identified themselves, and entered without a warrant or consent. They found marijuana, plastic bags, and a scale on the table. The officers arrested Carney for

Moreno, 579 F.2d 371, 372 (5th Cir. 1978), the compartment containing drugs had been welded onto the truck's exterior and was partly visible to a person simply inspecting the back of the truck. The defendant in United States v. Legeza, 559 F.2d 441, 442 (5th Cir.1977), was driving a car that smelled of marijuana, testified that he knew pillow cases had been concealed and that they felt peculiar, and acknowledged that the car’s owner was using him in some kind of illicit scheme. The odor of marijuana was about the vehicle in United States v. Maspero, 496 F.2d 1354, 1356-68 (5th Cir. 1974), as well, and seeds were in plain view on the trailer’s floor. Moreover, the defendants in Maspero engaged in a variety of suspicious activities while under surveillance. Again, the odor of marijuana was present about the automobile in United States v. Rodriguez, 556 F.2d 277, 278 (5th Cir. 1977). The defendant in United States v. Fonseca, 490 F.2d 464, 466 (5th Cir 1974), had previously been stopped in the same automobile, and marijuana seeds and rolling papers were discovered in that earlier inspection. A strong odor of heroin was present in the car in United States v. Gonzalez, 700 F.2d 196, 204 (5th Cir. 1976), and the defendant had been present during several veiled discussions of the drug

On Friday, February 27th, 2016 at approximately 2345 hrs while driving a Midland Police vehicle and wearing a standard issued MPD uniform FTO Vining and PPO Jimenez were facing a stop sing located in the 200 blk of West Florida when PPO Jimenez observed a white Ford F-150(TXLP-ICASH) made an improper right turn in the approximately 300 blk of West Florida. PPO Jimenez made contact with the driver who was identified as Manuel Galindo Garduno. Upon contacting the driver PPO Jimenez identified that Garduno had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. PPO Jimenez was also able to observe a case of beer in the front passenger seat that it seemed to be opened.

Elliott Watson was arrested for the possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute said illegal drug. Elliott Watson was stopped by Officer Timothy Johnson because of faulty mechanical problems of Elliot Watson’s vehicle, which was sputtering and stalling out, and the vehicle also fit the description of a vehicle, a sports coupe, that had earlier, was used to kidnap a three year old young girl, Wanda Jones,