Morgan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 7 state decisions

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1. “The Dover Police Department began an investigation into possible drug dealing in the Dover East Mobile Home park (“Dover East”) on July 11, 2007. Officer DiGirolomo (“DiGirolomo”) of the Dover Police received a call from a confidential informant (“Cl 365”) stating that a black male nicknamed “VA” was selling drugs from his mobile home in Dover East, and that VA would soon be selling drugs near the mailboxes in Dover East. Cl 365 stated that ‘VA” drove an older model maroon Toyota Camry with a Virginia registration. The Dover Police canvassed Dover East and located the vehicle in front of Morgan’s residence, 252 Cameo Court in Dover East. However, the predicted drug sale near the mailboxes never occurred. Later, Cl 365 contacted DiGirolomo again and told him that ‘VA” would leave his home within a minute and head to the local Safeway to sell approximately 70 ecstasy pills. Approximately two minutes later, DiGirolomo observed an older maroon Camry with Virginia plates leave Dover East. As DiGirolo-mo attempted to signal the driver to pull the car over as it turned onto the access road to the Safeway. While doing so, DiGirolomo observed two people in the car moving around. The car did not pull over for several hundred yards, even though nothing prevented the driver from pulling over immediately. DiGiro-lomo testified that in his experience, this behavior was consistent with an attempt to hide contraband. [Petitioner]^ girlfriend, Carissa Pharr (“Pharr”), was driving the car and ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 83 F. Supp. 3d 563 - Morgan v. Pierce

2. “Pires”), was continuing his direct examination testimony about two property forfeiture forms that he had “filled out with [petitioner]” regarding $235 seized from petitioner's person and money that was seized from the residence. Morgan, 962 A.2d at 253-54 . “At this point, defense counsel objected to admission into evidence of the police property forfeiture forms because the accused had invoked his Miranda rights and refused to give a statement prior to signing the forfeiture forms.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 83 F. Supp. 3d 563 - Morgan v. Pierce