Supreme Court of Mississippi Decisions 2023

McInnis Electric Company v. Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC and James Mapp
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01115-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied. Kitchens and King, P.JJ., would grant.
McInnis Electric Company v. Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC and James Mapp
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01300-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied. Kitchens and King, P.JJ., would grant.
Jason Clayton v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00505-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Jason Clayton is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Ishee, J. Order entered 12/5/23.
Genoris Williamson a/k/a Geno a/k/a Genoris R. Williamson v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00830-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by counsel for Genoris Williamson is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 12/11/23.
Michael Holliday v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00149-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellant Michael Holliday is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 12/5/23.
Dontavious Applewhite a/k/a Dantavious Applewhite v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00290-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by counsel for Dontavious Applewhite is denied. Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Dontavious Applewhite, pro se, is also denied. To Deny Both Petitions: All Justices. Order entered 12/6/23.
David Rhodes and Donna Rhodes v. RL Stratton Properties LLC
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00338-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellants David Rhodes and Donna Rhodes is denied. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Randolph, C.J. Order entered 12/11/23.
Charles Bradley Carter v. Public Employees' Retirement System
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00383-SCT
Appellant's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 12/6/23.
Bhana v. Patel  
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-01264-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In a dispute before the Supreme Court of Mississippi, Amrut Patel claimed that Dilip Bhana failed to repay three loans. The Chancery Court of DeSoto County had granted a judgment in favor of Patel in 2014. In 2021, Patel…

Mills v. State of Mississippi  
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00617-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In this criminal case, the Supreme Court of Mississippi upheld the conviction of the defendant, Adam Mills, for first-degree murder. The case stemmed from Mills brutally killing his girlfriend while allegedly under the…

Breal v. The Downs Law Group  
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2023-CA-00132-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In this legal malpractice claim, Rachel Breal sued her former attorneys, the Downs Law Group and others, for allegedly negligent representation in a dismissed BP Deepwater Horizon oil-spill claim. The case was filed in…

River Oaks Hospital, LLC d/b/a Merit Health River Oaks, University of Mississippi Medical Center, William Ashley Hood, D.O., Elite Wellness for Women, PLLC and Natasha Phillips, D.O. v. Kyla Thompson, Individually, and on behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Aaliyah Thompson, a Minor
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00481-SCT
Petition for Interlocutory Appeal filed by Petitioners is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 12/7/23.
In Re: Local Rules
Date: December 14, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99015-SCT
Leslie Galloway, III a/k/a Leslie Galloway a/k/a Leslie "Bo" Galloway, III v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2013-DR-01796-SCT
Leslie Galloway's motion to stay mandate pending certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Order entered.
John S. Parisie a/k/a John Stephan Parisie v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2017-M-00685
S.F. v. Lamar County Department of Child Protection Services by Marcus Davenport, L.J.F. and Z.E.F., Minors, by and Through Their Next Friend, Marcus Davenport
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00466-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellants is denied.
Dampier v. State of Mississippi  
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00280-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, De’Andre Dampier was convicted of a capital murder committed during an auto-dealership robbery when he was 16 years old. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole, which was the only statutory sentence…

Steven L. Lewis a/k/a Steven Lewis v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00472-SCT
Steven L. Lewis's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/29/23.
Amanda Kay Renfroe, Individually; S.W.R., a Minor, By and Through His Mother and Next Friend Amanda Kay Renfroe; The Estate of Michael Wayne Renfroe; and Amanda Kay Renfroe, In Her Capacity as Administratrix of The Estate of Michael Wayne Renfroe v. Robert Denver Parker, In His Official and Individual Capacities; and Sheriff Randall Tucker, In His Official and Individual Capacities
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01048-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Petitioners is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/28/23.
Mark D. Herbert v. Nina L. Herbert
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01291-SCT
Nina L. Herbert's Motion to Strike Petition for Writ of Certiorari for Untimeliness and Failure to Comply with M.R.A.P. 17(B), and, Alternatively, Response to Petition filed by Mark D. Herbert is granted. Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Mark D. Herbert is dismissed. Order entered 11/29/23.
Z. E. F., Minor, by Through Next Friend, Marcus D. Davenport v. Lamar County Department of Child Protection Services
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00695-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellants is denied.
Dung Thank Tran a/k/a Julio Tran a/k/a Dung Tran a/k/a Dung T. Tran a/k/a Dung Thanh Tran v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00094-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Dung Thank Tran is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 11/28/23.
Geor'Barri Wells v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00157-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Geor'Barri Wells is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/30/23.
George A. Sanders a/k/a George A. Sanders, Jr. v. Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-01059-SCT
George A. Sanders's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/29/23.
Willie Jerome Manning a/k/a Fly v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2023-DR-01076-SCT
The current extended deadline for filing the State of Mississippi's response to Willie Manning's Motion for Leave to File Successive Petition for Post-Conviction Relief is December 29, 2023, with any reply by Manning due within 15 days after notice of the filing of the State's response. No extensions of those deadlines will be granted absent exigent circumstances. The State's Motion to Lift Stay of Execution, Set Execution Date, and Dismiss Second Successive PCR Motion should be held in abeyance until the Court rules upon Manning's Motion for Leave to File Successive Petition for Post-Conviction Relief. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/30/23.
Sudhakar Madakasira, M.D.and Psycamore, LLC v. Graham Read Irby, A Minor, by and Through Karen Collins, Mother and Next Friend
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00604-SCT
Petition for Interlocutory Appeal filed by Sudhakar Madakasira, M.D., and Psycamore, LLC is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Coleman, Maxwell and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 11/29/23.
Willie Jerome Manning a/k/a "Fly" v. State of Mississippi
Date: December 7, 2023
 Citation: 95-DP-00066-SCT
The current extended deadline for filing the State of Mississippi's response to Willie Manning's Motion for Leave to File Successive Petition for Post-Conviction Relief is December 29, 2023, with any reply by Manning due within 15 days after notice of the filing of the State's response. No extensions of those deadlines will be granted absent exigent circumstances. The State's Motion to Lift Stay of Execution, Set Execution Date, and Dismiss Second Successive PCR Motion should be held in abeyance until the Court rules upon Manning's Motion for Leave to File Successive Petition for Post-Conviction Relief. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/30/23.
Terry Miller and Joseph L. Stone, Jr. v. Board of Trustees of Second Baptist Church of Starkville, and Its Current Members Chairman Bennie Hairston, Steve Brown, Marvin Perkins, Patrick R. Swoopes, and Its Former Members Anthony Coats, Linda Cornelius, Kimble Hill, Percy Nash, Danny Rice, Christinia Townsend and James Williams
Date: November 30, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01384-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by counsel for Appellees/Petitioners is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 11/22/23.
David L. Kirk and I. B. Logistics, Inc. v. Ashley Nicole Newton
Date: November 30, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00684-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellants David L. Kirk and I.B. Logistics, Inc., is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 11/17/23.
Tykevious Durr a/k/a Tykevious Tyrone Durr v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 30, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01109-SCT
Tykevious Durr's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Ishee, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 11/15/23.
Stokes v. Jackson Sales & Storage Co  
Date: November 30, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00371-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In Mississippi, Jackson Sales & Storage Co. (JSSC), a subsidiary of National Presto Industries, was granted an annual exemption from ad valorem property taxes by Hinds County for almost forty years. This exemption was…

William Andrew Francis v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 30, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00964-SCT
Beam, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur.
Patricia Smith Parker v. Canton Manor and Mississippi Health Care Association
Date: November 30, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00206-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Canton Manor and Mississippi Health Care Association is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 11/15/23.
Gunn v. Mississippi  
Date: November 30, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00807-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In the Supreme Court of Mississippi, Isaiah Gunn was convicted of first degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and shooting into a dwelling. He was sentenced to life, forty years, twenty years, and ten…

Wilson v. Mississippi
Date: November 30, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00633
Bennett v. Mississippi  
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01313-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-01313-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In February 2003, Devin Bennett was found guilty of capital murder, and a jury sentenced him to death. The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed Bennett’s conviction and sentence on appeal. In 2006, Bennett sought leave…

Christopher Smith a/k/a Christopher Michael Smith v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01003-SCT
Christopher Smith's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Ishee, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 11/13/23.
Rodger Dawson v. Larry Burgs and Professional Staffing Company, Inc.
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01038-SCT
Rodger Dawson's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Order entered 11/13/23.
Makenzie Baker v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01277-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Makenzie Baker, pro se, is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 11/9/23.
Marcus McFarland v. State of Mississippi, By and Through Lynn Fitch, Mississippi Attorney General; Nathan Cain, Commissioner of Mississippi Department of Corrections; Derek Mingo, Warden of Marion County Correctional Facility; and Steven Pickett, Mississippi Parole Board Chairman
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01311-SCT
Marcus McFarland's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree to Deny. Order entered 11/13/23.
K&C Logistics, LLC v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., et al.  
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00939-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00939-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: K&C Logistics, LLC, brought suit in Madison County, Mississippi Circuit Court against Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., and Daniel Cooper as the result of a vehicle accident that occurred in Nogales, Arizona. The trial…

Bryan C. Fagan, M.D. v. Judy Faulkner
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00130-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Judy Faulkner is granted. To Grant: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens, P.J., Coleman and Chamberlin, JJ. To Deny: King, P.J., Maxwell, Beam, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 11/13/23.
Riverhills Capital Corporation, et al. v. At Home Care, Inc.  
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-00568-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-IA-00568-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: At Home Care, Inc. filed suit against RiverHills Capital Corporation and others for breach of contract, fraud, and for quiet title surrounding a lease on real property that At Home Care purchased. RiverHills Capital…

Lollis v. Mississippi  
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00711-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00711-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Nathan Lollis and his codefendants, Marcel Smith and Charles Wells, were convicted by jury of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Lollis received a life sentence for murder and twenty years for…

The Mississippi Bar v. Eric John Hessler
Date: November 16, 2023
 Citation: 2023-BD-00057-SCT
Eric John Hessler's Emergency Motion to Clarify Opinion [Miss. Bar v. Hessler, No. 2023-BD-00057-SCT, 2023 WL 6472291 (Miss. Oct. 5, 2023)] is granted to clarify that Hessler is authorized to continue practicing law in Mississippi while his one-year-and-a-day suspension remains in deferred status. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/8/23.</ul><br><hr>
Willie Cory Godbolt v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 9, 2023
 Citation: 2020-DP-00440-SCT
Hathorne v. Mississippi  
Date: November 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00306-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CT-00306-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In August 2023, the Mississippi Supreme Court granted Kelton Hathorne Sr.’s petition for writ of certiorari. Hathorne appealed a circuit court order that denied his motion for post-conviction collateral relief. On…

Antonio McDowell a/k/a Antonio P. McDowell a/k/a Isha a/k/a Tonio v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01381-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Antonio McDowell is granted. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Ishee, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 11/3/23.
Charles Ray McCollum a/k/a Charles McCollum, Jr. a/k/a Charles Ray McCullum v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-01276-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied. Kitchens and King, P.JJ., would grant.
Stephen Elliot Powers v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 9, 2023
 Citation: 2023-DR-00895-SCT
The State of Mississippi's Motion to Strike Stephen Elliot Powers's First Supplement to Successor Petition for Post-Conviction Relief and the State's Motion to Strike Powers's Motion for Access to Jurors and Disclosure of Documents are denied. The State has to and including December 4, 2023, within which to file substantive responses to Powers's First Supplement to Successor Petition for Post-Conviction Relief and his Motion for Access to Jurors and Disclosure of Documents. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/3/23.
Phillip Joseph Lamy v. Elizabeth Ann Lamy
Date: November 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00770-SCT
The Petition of Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellee Elizabeth Ann Lamy was granted by order of the Court on August 24, 2023. Upon further consideration, the Court finds that there is no need for further review of this matter and that the writ of certiorari is dismissed on the Court's own motion. Beam, J., for the Court. All Justices Agree. Order entered 11/1/23.
The Estate of Charles James Bell, Jr. v. The Estate of Sarah Dell Mann Bell, Nita Jean Simpson Henry, Lidell Mann Simpson, James Robert Henry, in his Capacity as Trustee of the Dell Mann Trust #1, and Dell Mann Properties, LLC
Date: November 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00789-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by the appellant, The Estate of Charles James Bell, Jr., is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 10/24/23.
Pervis L. Everett a/k/a Pervis Everett v. State of Mississippi
Date: November 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01385-SCT
Pervis L. Everett's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 10/31/23.
John Aaron Nunn a/k/a John A. Nunn a/k/a John Nunn v. State of Mississippi
Date: October 26, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01371-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed pro se by John Aaron Nunn is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 10/23/23.
Jackson Public School District v. Jackson Federation of Teachers, et al.  
Date: October 26, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00464-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00464-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Jackson Federation of Teachers (JFT) filed a complaint against the Jackson Public School District (JPS), alleging alleged that certain JPS policies violated the free speech rights of its employees. The trial court: (1)…

Marsha S. Parker v. Mississippi Department of Health and Mississippi State Agencies Workers' Compensation Trust
Date: October 26, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00552-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Marsha S. Parker is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 10/18/23.
Kevin Beachy, Eddie Kinsey, Andre Mulet and Kris Williams v. Mississippi District Council for Assemblies of God
Date: October 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01007-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellee is denied. Randolph, C.J., and Griffis, J., would grant.
McInnis Electric Company v. Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC et al.  
Date: October 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01115-SCT
Docket Numbers: 2021-CA-01115-SCT, 2021-CA-01300-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Construction firm Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, received the prime contract to expand the University of Mississippi Medical Center Children’s Hospital in 2017. Electrical contractor McInnis Electric Company secured the…

Howard Industries, Inc. v. Hayes  
Date: October 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00694-SCT
Docket Numbers: 2021-CT-00694-SCT, 2021-CT-00695-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Commission imposed a $1,000 sanction against an employer’s attorney for submitting misleading documentation to an Administrative Judge (AJ). The Court of Appeals affirmed the sanction…

Pervis L. Everett a/k/a Pervis Everett a/k/a Pervis Lagarren Everett v. State of Mississippi
Date: October 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01415-SCT
Pervis L. Everett's Petition for Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 10/10/23.
Harris v. Mississippi  
Date: October 19, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-01113-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-01113-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Charlie Harris appealed his life sentence and the trial court’s denial of his motion for reconsideration. In 2001, Harris was convicted of depraved heart murder and sentenced to life without parole. His conviction and…

In Re: Administrative Orders of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Date: October 19, 2023
 Citation: 2023-AD-00001-SCT
En banc order directing the disbursement of $137,218.03 in civil legal assistance funds among the MS Center for Legal Services, MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, and North MS Rural Legal Services. Order entered 10/11/23.</ul><br><hr>
In Re: Judicial Election Oversight Committee
Date: October 12, 2023
 Citation: 2021-M-01306-SCT
En banc order reappointing Hon. Edward E. Patten, Jr., Paul P. Blake, and Thomas A. Wicker as members of the Judicial Election Oversight Committee for new four-year terms from December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2027. All Justices Agree. Order entered 10/4/23.</ul><br><hr>
Western World Insurance Group v. KC Welding, LLC  
Date: October 12, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00527-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00527-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: On July 12, 2018, Sunbelt Shavings, LLC (Sunbelt), requested that an employee from KC Welding, LLC (KC Welding), come to Sunbelt’s property to repair the door of a box containing wood chips. KC Welding arrived and welded…

Roderick James Hopes a/k/a Roderick Hopes v. State of Mississippi
Date: October 12, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00031-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Roderick Hopes is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 10/3/23.
Arlington Properties, Inc. d/b/a Towne Hill Apartment Homes, Latoya Haley and Mary Bradley v. Ashley Rudd
Date: October 12, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00382-SCT
Petition for Interlocutory Appeal is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 10/6/23.
In Re: Rules Governing Admission to The Mississippi Bar
Date: October 12, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99012-SCT
Order reappointing Anthony R. Simon, Kristopher A. Powell, and Joseph D. Neyman, Jr. to three-year terms (11/1/23 through 10/31/26) as members of the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions. All Justices Agree. Order entered 10/4/23.</ul><br><hr>
Galloway v. Mississippi  
Date: October 5, 2023
 Citation: 2013-DR-01796-SCT
Docket Number: 2013-DR-01796-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Leslie “Bo” Galloway’s was convicted by jury of the capital murder of Shakeylia Anderson. Galloway’s conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Mississippi Supreme Court on direct appeal. His motion for rehearing was…

Dwan Diondro Wakefield a/k/a Dwan Diondro Wakefield, Jr. v. State of Mississippi
Date: October 5, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00187-SCT
The pro se Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Dwan Diondro Wakefield is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 9/28/23.
Calvin Buchanan v. Hope Federal Credit Union
Date: October 5, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00218-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Calvin Buchanan is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 9/28/23.
Thaddeus L. Jarvis, Jr. a/k/a Thaddeus LaThomas Jarvis a/k/a NO a/k/a Thaddeus L. Jarvis v. State of Mississippi
Date: October 5, 2023
 Citation: 2021-M-01196
PriorityOne Bank v. Folkes  
Date: October 5, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00429-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00429-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Laura Folkes sued PriorityOne Bank (PriorityOne) in Mississippi chancery court, seeking to set aside a foreclosure on the ground that it had been conducted in bad faith. PriorityOne appealed the chancellor’s denial of…

The Mississippi Bar v. Eric John Hessler
Date: October 5, 2023
 Citation: 2023-BD-00057-SCT
In Re: Resignation of Emily Bonds Davey f/k/a Emily Sides Bonds From The Practice of Law in Mississippi
Date: October 5, 2023
 Citation: 2023-BD-00963-SCT
Emily Bonds Davey is granted leave under Rule 11(b) of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar to resign in good standing from the practice of law in Mississippi. Emily Bonds Davey's resignation is effective upon the entry of this order. Upon resignation, Emily Bonds Davey shall not practice law in the State of Mississippi and shall not be entitled to any privileges and benefits accorded to active members of the Bar in good standing. Maxwell, J., for the Court. All Justices Agree. Order entered 9/26/23.</ul><br><hr>
Powers v. Mississippi  
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2017-DR-00696-SCT
Docket Number: 2017-DR-00696-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: A jury sentenced Stephen Powers to death for the attempted rape and murder of Elizabeth Lafferty. After the Mississippi Supreme Court denied post-conviction relief, Powers sought federal habeas relief at the federal…

S.F. v. Lamar County Department of Child Protection Services, et al.  
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00466-SCT
Docket Numbers: 2021-CA-00466-SCT, 2022-CA-00695-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Child Protection Services (CPS) petitioned to terminate the parental rights of both parents of three minor children who were sexually abused by their father. The mother, S.F., objected and argued that she should not lose…

Priceline.com Incorporated n/k/a Booking Holdings, Inc., et al. v. Mississippi  
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00868-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-00868-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: "This case hinges on whether Online Travel Companies (OTCs) are encompassed by the definition of hotels found in Mississippi Code Section 41-49-3 (Rev. 2023) and are therefore subject to the tax levied against hotels in…

Virden v. Campbell Delong, LLP, et al.  
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00478-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CT-00478-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: A Mississippi circuit court granted law firm Campbell DeLong, LLP, a declaratory judgment against a former partner of the firm, Britt Virden, who had alleged breach of contract, among other claims. Virden appealed, and…

Rhea v. Career General Agency, Inc., et al.  
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00580-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CT-00580-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The facts of this case involved the formation of a promissory note between James Rhea and Career General Agency, Inc, GuideOne America Insurance Co. and Dennis Basden. The promissory note was allegedly signed in 2007 and…

Board of Aldermen of The Town of Tutwiler, Mississippi v. State of Mississippi, Office of the State Auditor
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00880-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by counsel for Board of Aldermen of the Town of Tutwiler, Mississippi, is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 9/20/23.
The Mississippi Bar v. Mark T. McLeod
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2022-BD-00626-SCT
Warrington v. Watkins & Eager, PLLC, et al.  
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00441-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00441-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: James Warrington, individually and as parent and legal natural guardian of his minor children J.P.W., Kingsley Elise Warrington, and Wesley Ann Warrington, appealed the trial court’s dismissal of his second complaint for…

The Mississippi Bar v. Eugene Edward Taylor, III
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2023-BD-00506-SCT
Kevin Jackson v. State of Mississippi
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00022
Singing River Health System d/b/a Ocean Springs Hospital v. Amanda Branning, Michael Hilling and Ashley Stonebreaker Individually and on Behalf of all Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Cheryl Longfellow, Deceased and the Estate of Cheryl Longfellow by and Through Amanda Branning Administratrix
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00552-SCT
Petition for Interlocutory Appeal is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Maxwell, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Beam, J. Order entered 9/22/23.
In Re: Hon. James McClure, III
Date: September 28, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00948
Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Prohibition filed by Circuit Court Judge James McClure, III, is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Coleman, Maxwell, Beam and Chamberlin, JJ. Order entered 9/22/23.
West v. West, et al.  
Date: September 21, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CA-01206-SCT
Docket Numbers: 2020-CA-01206-SCT, 2022-CA-00147-SCT, 2002-IA-01158-SCT, 2008-CA-01700-SCT, 2009-CA-01877-SCT, 2010-CA-00316-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Litigation that had been ongoing for twenty years, went before the Mississippi Supreme Court for the third time. The direct appeal involved the West family-owned corporations, West Quality Food Services, Inc. (West…

Corey Moore v. State of Mississippi
Date: September 21, 2023
 Citation: 2021-M-00111
In Re The Estate of Herbert Bernard Ivison, Jr.: Malouf & Malouf, PLLC v. The Estate of Herbert Bernard Ivison, Jr.
Date: September 21, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00837-SCT
Maxwell, J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ., Concur. Griffis, J., not participating.
Lorenzo Hull v. State of Mississippi
Date: September 21, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00088-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Lorenzo Hull is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 9/18/23.
Jenkins v. Mississippi  
Date: September 21, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00754-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00754-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Rita Ann Jenkins appealed her conviction for driving under the influence (DUI), third offense. She argued the trial judge erred by granting a jury instruction that eliminated the prosecution’s burden to prove she was…

Saunders, et al. v. Mississippi  
Date: September 21, 2023
 Citation: 2023-CA-00584-SCT
Docket Number: 2023-CA-00584-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal stemmed from the Mississippi Legislature’s passing and the Governor’s signing of House Bill 1020. The catalyst for the Legislature’s passing of House Bill 1020 was described as the “sweltering, undisputed and…

In The Matter of The Estate of Frederick Adams Biddle, Deceased: Richard Brian Biddle and Brian Baines Biddle v. Dianne Biddle
Date: September 14, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CP-00513-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by Brian Baines Biddle is denied.
West Jasper Consolidated School District v. Charles Thomas Rogers and William Michael Rogers
Date: September 14, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00171-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by West Jasper Consolidated School District is denied. All Justices Agree to Deny. Order entered 9/6/23.
Babette Maxwell, Individually and as Executrix of the Estates of William Irwin, Deceased, and Lynda Irwin, Deceased, and for and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of William Irwin, Deceased, and Lynda Irwin, Deceased v. Panola County, Mississippi
Date: September 14, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01001-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Babette Maxwell is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Order entered 9/8/23.
Gilmer v. Biegel, et al.  
Date: September 14, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CP-00528-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CP-00528-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Matthew Gilmer filed his notice of appeal thirty-one days after entry of the judgment he appealed. Because Mississippi law required strictly enforced appeals deadlines, the Mississippi Supreme Court dismissed his appeal.…

Terry Lynn Barber a/k/a Terry L. Barber a/k/a Terry Barber v. State of Mississippi
Date: September 14, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00291-SCT
The Motion to Reconsider and Writ of Prohibtion [sic] filed by the appellant, which is in the nature of a motion for rehearing, is denied. Chamberlin, J., not participating.
James Fair, Jr. v. State of Mississippi
Date: September 14, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00783
Jermaine Crump v. State of Mississippi
Date: September 7, 2023
 Citation: 2018-M-00410
Alberto Julio Garcia v. State of Mississippi
Date: September 7, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01214-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by Alberto Julio Garcia is denied.
McCollum v. Mississippi  
Date: September 7, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-01276-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-KA-01276-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Charles McCollum was convicted by jury on one count of grand larceny for stealing several items from property owned by Brian Mangum. He appealed, claiming the trial court erred by refusing to suppress evidence obtained…

Aelicia L. Thomas v. Bolivar County, Mississippi
Date: September 7, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00445-SCT
King, P.J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur.
Howard M. Neal v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 31, 2023
 Citation: 2011-M-00201
Howard Neal&rsquos letter motion filed on May 1, 2023, and Motion to Suppress Miss. Code Ann. 47-7-3 filed on June 22, 2023, are granted consistent with the order, and this matter should be remanded to the appropriate circuit court for resentencing. All Justices Agree. Order entered 8/24/23.
Forrest Thomas, III a/k/a Forrest Thomas v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 31, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00060-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Forrest Thomas, III, is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 8/23/23.
Phillip Joseph Lamy v. Elizabeth Ann Lamy
Date: August 31, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00770-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellee Elizabeth Ann Lamy is granted. To Grant: Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Maxwell, JJ. Order entered 8/24/23.
Aaron Mitchell a/k/a Aaron James Lewis Mitchell v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 31, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-00589-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied.
Mississippi State Agencies Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Trust v. Herrgott  
Date: August 31, 2023
 Citation: 2021-SA-01280-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-SA-01280-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Alex Herrgott, was driving a four-seat Polaris all-terrain vehicle at night down a gravel road when he “overcorrected” trying to avoid a pothole. The ATV overturned, and Joseph MacNabb, a passenger, was…

Truitt Thomas Pace v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 31, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00046-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Truitt Thomas Pace is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 8/24/23.
Dukes v. Mississippi  
Date: August 31, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00670-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00670-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Joshua Dukes was convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to life without parole in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Dukes appealed, contending: (1) the trial court erred when it allowed the…

In Re: Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi Bar
Date: August 31, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99010-SCT
Pursuant to Rule 3 of the Rules of Discipline of the Mississippi Bar, the en banc Court appoints or reappoints the following six persons to three-year terms as members of the complaint tribunals effective September 1, 2023: George Philip Schrader IV, Hon. Carol White-Richard, Hon. Jennifer F. Nicaud, Hon. Claiborne (Buddy) McDonald IV, J. Rhea Tannehill, Jr., and Leo J. Carmody. Order entered 8/24/23.</ul><br><hr>
Beachy, et al. v. Mississippi District Council for Assemblies of God  
Date: August 24, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01007-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-01007-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The General Council of the Assemblies of God (General Council) governed the Assemblies of God denomination. Its affiliate, the Mississippi District Council for Assemblies of God (District), governed the denomination’s…

Kelton K. Hathorne, Sr. a/k/a Kelton K. Hathorne v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 24, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00306-SCT
Kelton Hathorne, Sr.'s Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., and Maxwell, J. Order entered 8/18/23.
Justus Barfield v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 24, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00660-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Justus Barfield is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., King, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens, P.J. Order entered 8/18/23.
Jeffrey Clyde Pitts v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 24, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00740-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Jeffrey Clyde Pitts is granted. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Ishee, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 8/18/23.
Candra Beth Clark v. Tippah County Department of Child Protection Services and State of Mississippi
Date: August 24, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01209-SCT
Before the Court are Candra Beth Clark&rsquos "Appeal to T.P.R.," "Appeal Petition for Hearing Petition for Certiorari," "Motion for Hearing," and "Motion for Hearing Intercession," which are treated altogether as a petition for a writ of certiorari. The petition is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 8/17/23.
Leslie Smith, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marcus D. Smith v. Rosalinde Minier, as Personal Representative of The Estate of Ingeborg Steiner, and Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Date: August 24, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01284-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellees Rosalinde Minier, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ingeborg Steiner, and Werner Enterprises, Inc., is granted. To Grant: Randolph, C.J., Maxwell, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Beam and Chamberlin, JJ. Order entered 8/17/23.
Penn-Star Insurance Company v. Latonya J. Thompson, Steven Thompson, Christopher S. Partridge, Carol Partridge and Murphy's Welding, LLC
Date: August 24, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-00106-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by Appellees Latonya J. Thompson and Steven Thompson is denied.
The Board of Supervisors for Lowndes County, Mississippi, Harry Sanders, Trip Hairston, John Holliman, Jeff Smith and Leroy Brooks, In Their Official Capacities as Members Thereof v. Lowndes County School District by and through The Lowndes County School Board, Robert Barksdale, Jane Kilgore, Wesley Barrett, Brian Clark, and Jacqueline Gray, In Their Official Capacities as Members Thereof
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00999-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellees is denied.
James Rhea v. Career General Agency, Inc., GuideOne America Insurance Company and Dennis Basden
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00580-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Petitioner is granted. To Grant: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Order entered 8/10/23.
Liberty National Life Insurance Company v. Kinslee Hancock
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00605-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Liberty National Life Insurance Company is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 8/9/23.
Loblolly Properties LLC v. Le Papillon Homeowner's Association Inc.  
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00767-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CT-00767-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Le Papillon Homeowner’s Association Inc. sought to collect homeowners’ association fees from Loblolly Properties LLC for the nine lots it owned in the Le Papillon development. Loblolly argued that it did not have to pay…

Joel Wagner a/k/a Frankie Wagner v. Todd Andreacchio and Rae Andreacchio
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01199-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellees is denied. Griffis, J., would grant.
Joe McGee Construction Company, Inc. v. Brown-Bowens  
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01405-SCT
Docket Numbers: 2021-IA-01405-SCT, 2021-IA-01406-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The Mississippi Department of Transportation hired Joe McGee Construction Company, Inc., for a road construction and bridge replacement project. The Department designed the temporary traffic control plan for the project,…

Mondric Bradley a/k/a Mondric F. Bradley a/k/a Bradley Mondrick a/k/a Bradley Mondric v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00173-SCT
Petition for writ of certiorari filed pro se by Mondric Bradley is denied. To: Deny: All Justices. Order entered 8/14/23.
MS Concrete and Benchmark Insurance Company v. Cory Harris
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-01095-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari of Appellant filed by MS Concrete and Benchmark Insurance Company is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 8/8/23.
University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Aycock  
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-00030-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-IA-00030-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs Jackie and Debra Aycock sued the University of Mississippi Medical Center for medical negligence, alleging injuries Jackie suffered occurred as a result of the hospital’s negligence. The medical center sought…

Stuart v. Mississippi  
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00585-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00585-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Larry Stuart was convicted of felony filming a person without her knowledge when she had an expectation of privacy. He was sentenced to serve five years, day for day, in the custody of the Mississippi Department of…

Marlon Latodd Howell a/k/a Marlon Cox v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 2023-DR-00455-SCT
Before the Court are the Motion for Appointment of Counsel for Representation of Indigent Capital Petitioner filed by Marlon Latodd Howell and the Response in Opposition to Motion for Appointment of Counsel filed by the State of Mississippi. This matter is remanded to the Circuit Court of Union County for consideration and for a ruling within thirty days of the entry of this order. Agree: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J. Order entered 8/8/23.
In Re: Local Rules
Date: August 17, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99015-SCT
Justin McPhail v. Collette E. McPhail
Date: August 10, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CA-00739-SCT
Before the en banc Court is Justin McPhail's "Objection to the Court's Failure to Provide Adequate Constitutional Review of the State's Domestic Relations Regulatory Scheme and its Failure to Abide by the Judicial Oath." The pleading is in the nature of a motion to rehear the Court's decision in McPhail v. McPhail, _ So. 3d _, No. 2020-CA-00739-SCT (Miss. Feb. 23, 2023). After due consideration, the pleading is denied as untimely. Agree: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam and Chamberlin, JJ. Disagree: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 8/1/23.
Blagodirova v. Schrock  
Date: August 10, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01162-SCT
Docket Number: 2020-CT-01162-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Katy Blagodirova and Jose Schrock married in November 2006 and had one child, J.R., in October 2007. In 2013 the couple filed a joint complaint for divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. The divorce…

Kenneth Moreland v. Brandy Spears f/k/a Brandy Greenwood Moreland
Date: August 10, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00714-SCT
Kenneth Moreland's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree to Deny. Order entered 8/2/23.
Patricia Brooks v. Renee Dawn Jeffreys, Individually, and on Behalf of CBR Cleaning Services
Date: August 10, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01113-SCT
Renee Jeffreys's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Coleman and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 8/3/23.
Elmer Norwood v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 10, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-00903-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied.
Brownlee v. Powell, et al.  
Date: August 10, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00196-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00196-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Aggrieved by a chancellor’s decision, Pamela Brownlee (Pam) appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, averring that the chancellor erred by failing to extend in loco parentis visitation rights to her as a former live-in…

Richard A. Simoneaux a/k/a Richard Simoneaux v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 10, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CT-00532-SCT
Richard A. Simoneaux's Petition for a Writ of Certiorari is dismissed. Order entered 8/1/23.
Phillips v. City of Oxford  
Date: August 3, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00639-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CT-00639-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: While responding to an emergency, City of Oxford Police Officer Matthew Brown collided with Patricia Phillips’s vehicle at an intersection. Phillips filed suit to recover for injuries suffered in the collision. After a…

Anton Colburn a/k/a Anton Marcell Colburn v. State of Mississippi
Date: August 3, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00865-SCT
Anton Colburn's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., King, P.J., Maxwell, Beam, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens, P.J., Coleman and Chamberlin, JJ. Order entered 7/31/23.
In Re: Administrative Orders of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Date: August 3, 2023
 Citation: 2023-AD-00001-SCT
En banc order directing the disbursement of $179,389.36 in civil legal assistance funds among the MS Center for Legal Services, MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, and North MS Rural Legal Services. Order entered 7/26/23.</ul><br><hr>
In Re: Commission on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education
Date: August 3, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99011-SCT
Order reappointing George Scott Luter, Richard W. Sliman, and John Dickson Mayo to three-year terms (Aug. 1, 2023, through July 31, 2026) as members of the Commission on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education. Order entered 7/26/23.</ul><br><hr>
Roy Hal Parker, Jr., as Conservator of the Estate of William Matthew Ross, a vulnerable adult and incompetent to manage his affairs; James Hal Ross, Jr.; and Jason Hurdle Ross v. Suzanne Dickson Ross, Individually, as Trustee of the James Hal Ross Revocable Trust, as Executrix of the Estate of James Hal Ross, and as Member/Manager of H and S I, LLC, H & S II, LLC, H & S III, LLC, and H & S IV, LLC; H and S I, LLC; H & S II, LLC; H & S III, LLC; H & S IV, LLC; Thomas W. Dallas; Fred M. Harrell, Jr.; Pinnacle Trust Company Inc.; Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC d/b/a Pinnacle Trust Company; and Pinnacle Holding Company Inc.
Date: July 27, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01055-SCT
Motion for Costs filed by counsel for Roy Hal Parker, Jr., as conservator of The Estate of William Matthew Ross et al., is denied. Agree: King, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J., and Kitchens, P.J. Order entered 7/5/23.
Norma Yarborough as Executrix for The Estate of Donna Scott, Deceased v. Singing River Health Systems
Date: July 27, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00668-SCT
Appellant's Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Norma Yarborough is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 7/12/23.
The Banking Group, Inc. v. Southern Bancorp Bank, Joseph J. Ricotta, and Chris Hester
Date: July 27, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01077-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Southern Bancorp Bank, Joseph J. Ricotta and Chris Hester is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Ishee, J. Order entered 7/5/23.
Young v. Mississippi  
Date: July 27, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-00940-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-KA-00940-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Earl Young was indicted for gratification of lust and was sentenced to fifteen years without the possibility of parole as a habitual offender. The trial court held a sentencing hearing; prior to the hearing, a “Pre-Post…

Redd v. Mississippi  
Date: July 27, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00175-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00175-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Daryl Redd was indicted on two counts of aggravated assault. A jury found Redd guilty of the first count—aggravated assault, causing bodily injury to April Stevenson by shooting her in the leg with a deadly weapon. The…

In Re: Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure
Date: July 27, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99027-SCT
Curtis Dean Lofton Sr. v. Sharon Renae Lofton and Pentagon Federal Credit Union
Date: July 6, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00035-SCT
Curtis Lofton's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 6/29/23.
Jakyra Clark, Individually, and as Next Friend and Natural Guardian of J.C., a Minor v. Vicksburg Healthcare, LLC d/b/a River Region Medical Center, River Region Health Systems, Merit Health River Region, and Merit Health River Region West
Date: July 6, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00173-SCT
Appellants' Motion to Dismiss/Strike the Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. Motion to Suspend the Rules of Appellate Procedure filed by Appellees is granted. Under Rule 2(c) of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Court suspends M.R.A.P. 17(b) and accepts the filing of the Petition for Writ of Certiorari. After due consideration, the Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellees is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 7/3/23.
Mitchell v. Mississippi  
Date: July 6, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-00589-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-KA-00589-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Aaron Mitchell shot and killed Marty Moore. Evidence indicated Moore was the initial aggressor, and Mitchell argued that he shot Moore in self-defense. Mitchell moved for the State to produce the autopsy report for…

Charles H. Moton v. City of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Hon. Robert M. Tyner as the Executor of the Estate of William O. Luckett, Jr., Deceased and Captain Mark Haynes, Individually and In His Official Capacity as Sergeant-at-Arms
Date: July 6, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00216-SCT
Coleman, J. Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. The original opinion is withdrawn, and this opinion is substituted. Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur.
Terry Lynn Barber a/k/a Terry L. Barber a/k/a Terry Barber v. State of Mississippi
Date: July 6, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00291-SCT
King, P.J. Disposition: Per Curiam Affirmance. DeSoto County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur. Chamberlin, J., not participating.
Stewart v. Mississippi  
Date: July 6, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00479-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00479-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Amondo Stewart was convicted of “possession of methamphetamine, a schedule II controlled substance.” On appeal, Stewart argued the trial court erred in admitting evidence that was obtained in violation of his Fourth…

Anthony Carr v. State of Mississippi
Date: July 6, 2023
 Citation: 2023-DR-00503-SCT
Before the en banc Court are (1) Anthony Carr&rsquos Notice of Intent to File Successive Post-Conviction Relief Petition and Motion for Appointment of Counsel for Representation of Indigent Capital Petitioner, (2) the State of Mississippi&rsquos Response in Opposition to Motion for Appointment of Counsel and (3) Carr&rsquos Reply to Opposition to Motion for Appointment, which was filed without leave of Court. See M.R.A.P. 27(a). This matter is remanded to the Circuit Court of Quitman County for consideration and for a ruling with thirty days of the entry of this order. The circuit court has to and including July 31, 2023, within which to enter a ruling. Agree: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Randolph, C.J., Not Participating. Order entered 6/30/23.
Antione Griffin, Jr. a/k/a Antoine Griffin v. State of Mississippi
Date: July 6, 2023
 Citation: 2023-M-00262
Antione Griffin, Jr.'s Petition for Writ of Mandamus is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 6/27/23.
In The Matter of The Estate of Frederick Adams Biddle  
Date: June 29, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CP-00513-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CP-00513-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Richard Biddle and Brian Biddle questioned whether the Chancery Court of Tishomingo County, Mississippi had jurisdiction over their father’s estate. Brian and Richard also appealed the chancery court’s finding that there…

Trevor Lee Watts, Individually and as Representative of the Heir at Law of Kimberly Watts, Deceased v. Thomas Dale Watts
Date: June 29, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00321-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellee Thomas Dale Watts is denied. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Randolph, C.J. Order entered 6/26/23.
Forty-One Thousand Eighty Dollars ($41,080.00) in United States Currency and Pablo Mendez, Jr. v. State of Mississippi Ex Rel. Brandon Police Department
Date: June 29, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00692-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Petitioner is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., and Ishee, J. Order entered 6/21/23.
Penn-Star Insurance Company v. Thompson, et al.  
Date: June 29, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-00106-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-IA-00106-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Penn-Star Insurance Company (Penn-Star) appealed a trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment. The Mississippi Supreme Court found after review of the trial court record that because the commercial general…

The Mississippi Bar v. Candace L. Williamson
Date: June 22, 2023
 Citation: 2020-BD-01354-SCT
4-Way Electric Services, LLC v. Huntcole, LLC, et al.  
Date: June 22, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00778-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-00778-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Through an Asset Purchase Agreement, seller Huntcole, LLC (Huntcole), transferred to buyer 4-Way Electric Services, LLC (4-Way), all property necessary to conduct the refurbishment business. The Asset Purchase Agreement…

Larmont Donzell Burchett a/k/a Larmont D. Burchett v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 22, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00776-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Larmont Donzell Burchett is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 6/15/23.
Dolgencorp, LLC v. Payton  
Date: June 22, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-01054-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-IA-01054-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In this slip-and-fall case, the trial court denied the defendant business Dolgencorp’s summary judgment motion. The judge found there “may be a question of fact.” After de novo review, the Mississippi Supreme Court found…

Turner v. Mississippi  
Date: June 22, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00236-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00236-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Leroy "Lucky" Turner (aka, "Chino") admittedly shot Jeffrey Johnson in the back following a confrontation outside a convenience store. At his trial for aggravated assault, Turner claimed he acted out of fear for himself…

Michael Audy McCool and Audy David McCool v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 22, 2023
 Citation: 2022-M-01149
Motion for Relief from Judgment or Application for Leave to File Motion for Post Conviction Collateral Relief with Trial Court filed by counsel for Michael Audy McCool and Audy McCool is granted in part and denied in part. To Grant the Petition in Part: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant as to Issue II Only: Randolph, C.J. To Deny: Maxwell, Beam and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 6/13/23.
In Re: The Rules of Civil Procedure
Date: June 22, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99001-SCT
In Re: Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi Bar
Date: June 22, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99010-SCT
Alexis Mayberry, in her Capacity as the Administrator of the Estate of Alex Mayberry, Deceased v. Cottonport Hardwoods and Ernest Moore
Date: June 15, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00246-SCT
Appellees' Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Maxwell, Beam and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 6/7/23.
Ronald Owens a/k/a Do It v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 15, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00887-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Ronald Owens is granted. To Grant: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Maxwell, J. Order entered 6/8/23.
Kelvin Green v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 15, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01019-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Kelvin Green is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 6/12/23.
Parvis King v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 15, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01145-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by counsel for Parvis King is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 6/6/23.
Rankin County v. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P., et al.  
Date: June 15, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01315-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-IA-01315-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC owned an underground natural gas storage facility in Rankin County, Mississippi. It owned additional properties that ran through thirty-two Mississippi counties. As a public service…

Abdur Rahim Ambrose a/k/a Abdur Ambrose v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 15, 2023
 Citation: 2022-DR-00949-SCT
Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and for Appointment of Counsel for Representation for Successive Petition for Post-Conviction Relief is remanded to the Circuit Court Harrison County for disposition within thirty days. Agree: King, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J., and Kitchens, P.J. Order entered 6/12/23.
Dontarious Vontae Davis a/k/a "Man-Man" v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 8, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00759-SCT
Dontarious Davis's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Ishee, J. Order entered 6/2/23.
Durant Healthcare, LLC a/k/a Holmes County Long Term Care Center and C. Bruce Kelly v. Deaundray Garrette, Individually, and as Administrator of The Estate of Zion Garrette, and on Behalf of and for the Use and Benefit of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Zion Garrette
Date: June 8, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00823-SCT
Durant Healthcare, LLC's Petition for a Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 5/31/23.
Clanton v. Mississippi  
Date: June 8, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-01159-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-KA-01159-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, Officer Latayvin Taylor stopped defendant Dekara Clanton for not having his license plate illuminated. During a subsequent search of Clanton’s vehicle, Officer Taylor found a bag of multicolored pills behind the…

Chisholm v. Mississippi  
Date: June 8, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-01254-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-KA-01254-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: William Chisholm killed his former girlfriend, Dr. Shauna Witt, by shooting her to death. Dr. Witt had broken up with Chisholm and recently obtained a restraining order against him. She was examining a patient at her…

Harvey v. Mississippi  
Date: June 8, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00660-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00660-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Edward Harvey was indicted for aggravated domestic violence and kidnapping. Following a jury trial, Harvey was convicted of aggravated domestic violence and acquitted of kidnapping. He was sentenced to twenty years in…

Mississippi State Democratic Party v. Hickingbottom  
Date: June 8, 2023
 Citation: 2023-EC-00611-SCT
Docket Number: 2023-EC-00611-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Bob Hickingbottom filed a Qualifying Statement of Intent, declaring his candidacy to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor. On February 10, 2023, Jim Newman sent a letter to the Democratic Party…

In Re: Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi Bar
Date: June 8, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99010-SCT
En Banc order appointing Hon. Eleanor J. (Faye) Peterson, Circuit Judge, as a member of the Complaint Tribunal from the entry of this order through 12/31/23 for the balance of the term of Hon. LaRita Cooper-Stokes, Hinds County Court Judge, deceased. All Justices Agree. Order entered 6/5/23.</ul><br><hr>
Rules for Court Reporters
Date: June 8, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99021-SCT
Stephen Elliot Powers v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2017-DR-00696-SCT
Clarence Lee Lowe, Jr. a/k/a Clarence Lowe a/k/a Clarence Lowe, Jr. v. State of Mississippi
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2019-CT-01621-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed pro se by Clarence Lee Lowe is dismissed. Order entered 5/24/23.
Board of Supervisors for Lowndes County v. Lowndes County School District  
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00999-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-00999-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The Board of Supervisors for Lowndes County appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Lowndes County School District. The Board argued that the trial court erred in its interpretation of…

Garcia v. Mississippi  
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01214-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-01214-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Alberto Garcia confessed to savagely raping a five-year-old girl and leaving her lifeless body, hanged by the neck, in a filthy trailer. He pled guilty to capital murder. And he waived his right to appeal his conviction.…

George W. Healy, IV & Assoc., PLLC, et al. v. AT&T Services, Inc.  
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CP-01411-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CP-01411-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: George Healy IV (George) and George V. Healy IV & Associates, PLLC ("Healy PLLC") sued AT&T Services, Inc. for breach of contract due to AT&T’s reassignment of a 1-800 telephone number. In 2016, Healy PLLC switched its…

Jane Doe v. Department of Child Protection Services  
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00240-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00240-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Jane Doe appealed the youth court’s denial of her motion to transfer for lack of jurisdiction and motion for recusal. In 2019, Jane was arrested in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, and charged with possession and sale…

Alpha Management Corporation, et al. v. Harris, et al.  
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-00354-SCT
Docket Numbers: 2022-IA-00354-SCT, 2022-IA-00355-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiffs were the wrongful-death beneficiaries of a man killed in an apartment fire and two other people injured in the same fire. The fire occurred at an apartment complex in Pike County, Mississippi. The…

Welch v. Mississippi  
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00457-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00457-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Martezzarien Welch was convicted by jury of statutory rape. Welch was identified by the victim, and his DNA matched semen found on the victim. On appeal, Welch argued he received ineffective assistance of counsel because…

Shows, et al. v. Garner  
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2023-EC-00582-SCT
Docket Number: 2023-EC-00582-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In January 2023, Joel Garner received a letter from the Perry County, Mississippi Election Commission, co-signed by the lone member of the Perry County Republican Executive Committee. The letter notified him that he did…

Barton v. Adams-Williams  
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 2023-EC-00586-SCT
Docket Number: 2023-EC-00586-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Ja’nekia Barton sought to disqualify Jennifer Adams-Williams as a candidate for county prosecutor in Bolivar County, Mississippi, for failing to meet the two-year residency requirement set forth by Mississippi Code…

In Re: Advisory Committee on Rules
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99016-SCT
On the nomination by the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Nicholas K. Thompson is appointed as a member of the Supreme Court of Mississippi Advisory Committee on Rules effective June 1, 2023, and for the balance of a three-year term which expires on December 31, 2024. All Justices Agree. Order entered 5/26/23.</ul><br><hr>
Rules for Court Reporters
Date: June 1, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99021-SCT
Order appointing Theresa Lumley and reappointing Hon. David B. Strong, Huey Bang, and Jerry D. Sharp as members of the Board of Certified Court Reporters for two-year terms from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025. All Justices Agree. Order entered 5/26/23.</ul><br><hr>
Christopher Blount v. State of Mississippi
Date: May 25, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00204-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellant Christopher Blount is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 5/17/23.
Clay Jeffrey Moss v. Vicky Rogers Moss
Date: May 25, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00452-SCT
Clay Moss's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree to Deny. Order entered 5/16/23.
Saltwater Sportsman Outfitters, LLC v. Mississippi Dept. of Revenue  
Date: May 25, 2023
 Citation: 2021-SA-00881-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-SA-00881-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The taxpayer, Saltwater Sportsman Outfitters, LLC (SSO), was a one-man operation that sold clothing online and at trade shows, conventions, and other events. SSO kept few records of what it had sold or where, though its…

Garrick Price v. State of Mississippi
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2019-CT-01890-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Garrick Price is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Order entered 5/15/23.
Sandra Davis and Porter Horgan v. John Davis
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CA-01304-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellee is denied. Griffis, J., would grant.
Beale v. Mississippi  
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-00614-SCT
Docket Number: 2020-CT-00614-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Jerry Beale was convicted of two counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to serve thirty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The Court of Appeals found no reversible error. The…

Ekaterina V. Blagodirova v. Jose C. Schrock
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01162-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellee Jose C. Schrock is granted. To Grant: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: King, P.J. Order entered 5/11/23.
Charles Eugene Bowman v. State of Mississippi
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01371-COA
Petition for Certiorari filed by counsel for Charles Eugene Bowman is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 5/10/23.
John Tennesen and Sandra Tennesen v. City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00137-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by John and Sandra Tennesen is denied. Motion to Strike filed by the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is dismissed. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J., Order entered 5/9/23.
Henley, Lotterhos & Henley, PLLC v. Bryant  
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-00994-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-IA-00994-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Amanda Bryant filed suit against State Farm Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) and its attorneys, Henley, Lotterhos & Henley, PLLC (HLH), claiming negligence, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and…

Spiers v. Mississippi  
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00038-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00038-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Brandon Spiers was arrested on charges of burglary of a dwelling and attempted sexual battery. He was convicted on both charges. Spiers was sentenced to serve twenty-five years under the supervision of the Mississippi…

Anderson v. Mississippi  
Date: May 18, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00530-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00530-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Justin Anderson was convicted by jury of first degree murder for the killing of Michael McLendon. He was sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, Anderson challenged his conviction and sentence, arguing: (1) the trial…

Anthony Short v. State of Mississippi
Date: May 11, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00499-SCT
The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed pro se by Anthony Short is dismissed. Order entered 5/3/23.
Mario Davis a/k/a Mario Lynard Davis v. State of Mississippi
Date: May 11, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00593-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by counsel for Mario Davis is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 5/2/23.
Miles Meek v. Cheyenne Steel, Inc. and American Interstate Insurance Company
Date: May 11, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01219-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Miles Meek is denied. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J., and Beam, J. Order entered 5/2/23.
Norwood v. Mississippi  
Date: May 11, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-00903-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-KA-00903-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Elmer Norwood appealed his conviction for aggravated domestic violence, claiming that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to introduce evidence that would have impacted his accuser’s…

Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc. v. Mary A. Johnson
Date: May 11, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-00158-SCT
Chamberlin, J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur.
Gunasekara v. Barton, et al.  
Date: May 11, 2023
 Citation: 2023-EC-00377-SCT
Docket Number: 2023-EC-00377-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Amanda Gunasekara sought to run in the Republican primary election for Public Service Commissioner, District 3 (Northern District). Matthew Barton, a candidate for district attorney in Desoto County, challenged her…

Jones v. Yates  
Date: May 11, 2023
 Citation: 2023-EC-00395-SCT
Docket Number: 2023-EC-00395-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Kia Jones filed a letter of intent with the Mississippi Democratic Party to seek that party’s nomination for a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives for District 64 on February 1, 2023. Shanda Yates filed a…

Parker, et al. v. Ross, et al.  
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01055-SCT
Docket Number: 2020-CT-01055-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: James Hal Ross created a series of trusts prior to his death to benefit his wife, Suzanne Dickson Ross, and sons from a previous marriage. He left some personal effects to Suzanne in his will but bequeathed the remainder…

Mitchell Scruggs, Eddie Scruggs, Scruggs Farms & Supplies, LLC, and Scruggs Farm Joint Venture v. Farmland Mutual Insurance Company
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00877-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellants is denied.
De'Andre Dampier a/k/a Deandre Dampier v. State of Mississippi
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00280-SCT
De'Andre Dampier's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Ishee, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 4/28/23.
Virgil L. Jarvis a/k/a Virgil Lamont Jarvis a/k/a Virgil Jarvis v. State of Mississippi
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00930-SCT
Virgil L. Jarvis's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 4/26/23.
Adam Brent Wallace v. State of Mississippi
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01149-SCT
Adam Brent Wallace's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 4/26/23.
Darryl T. Keys v. Rehabilitation, Inc.
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01338-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Darryl T. Keys is denied. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J. Order entered 5/1/23.
Wagner v. Andreacchio  
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01199-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-IA-01199-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Todd and Rae Andreacchio sued Joel Wagner for intentional infliction of emotional distress, gross negligence, invasion of privacy, and civil conspiracy. Wagner published portions of the investigative file of their son’s…

Wallace v. Mississippi  
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00119-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00119-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: On April 7, 2020, Matthew Wallace was hired by the Centreville Police Department, located in the Town of Centreville, Mississippi. In 2021, Wallace was dispatched with a Town of Centreville certified police officer, to a…

In Re: State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee
Date: May 4, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99039-SCT
Nunc Pro Tunc En Banc Order effective Jan. 1, 2023, appointing or reappointing E. Gregory Snowden, Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, as Chair of the State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee and the following as members through December 31, 2023: Judge Michael M. Taylor, Judge Winston L. Kidd, Judge Robert Helfrich, Judge Charles E. Webster, Judge Kathy King Jackson, Melody Madaris, Representative Angela Cockerham, Mark Smith, Judge Randi P. Mueller, and Nathan Blevins. Order entered 4/25/23.</ul><br><hr>
City of Ocean Springs v. Illanne, et al.  
Date: April 27, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01100-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-01100-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: A group of residents (“the Neighbors”) appealed three separate zoning decisions of the City of Ocean Springs Board of Alderman to the Jackson County Circuit Court. The circuit court, sitting as an appellate court…

Thomas v. Boyd Biloxi, LLC  
Date: April 27, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00265-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CT-00265-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Charlene Thomas sustained several injuries as a result of a fall she suffered while descending stairs leading to the pool deck of the IP Casino Resort Spa (the IP). In an amended complaint, Thomas asserted a negligence…

La Casa I, LLC and Eden Hasen Kerns v. Terri D. Gottfried and Robert J. Gottfried
Date: April 27, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00347-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by La Casa I, LLC is denied. All Justices Agree to Deny. Order entered 4/19/23.
Dr. Benjamin Rush v. Rush Health Systems, Inc., Physician Services, LLC, Medical Foundation, Inc. and Rush Medical Foundation d/b/a Rush Foundation Hospital
Date: April 20, 2023
 Citation: 2020-IA-01116-SCT
Beam, J. Disposition: Dismissed without Prejudice and Remanded. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur.
WBL SPO I, LLC v. West Town Bank & Trust  
Date: April 20, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00792-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-00792-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The junior creditor, WBL SPO, LLC (WBL), claimed it was entitled to sue the foreclosing creditor, West Town Bank & Trust (West Town), for not bidding a high enough price for an encumbered property. In 2015, West Town…

Howard Industries, Inc. v. Selina Hayes
Date: April 20, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00694-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Howard Industries, Inc., is granted. To Grant: Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Ishee, JJ. Order entered 4/14/23.
Loblolly Properties LLC v. Le Papillon Homeowner's Association Inc.
Date: April 20, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00767-SCT
Loblolly Properties LLC's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J. Order entered 4/12/23.
Franklin County Memorial Hospital v. Fairman  
Date: April 20, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01283-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-IA-01283-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: At issue in this interlocutory appeal before the Mississippi Supreme Court was whether the statute of limitations has run on Sabrina Fairman’s malpractice claims against Franklin County Memorial Hospital. Fairman alleged…

Eaton v. Mississippi  
Date: April 20, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-01334-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-KA-01334-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Troy Eaton was convicted by jury of second-degree murder for the shooting and death of Josh Smith and of aggravated assault for the shooting of Ricky Dale Vick. On appeal, Eaton challenged the admission of a glass pipe…

In Re: Administrative Orders of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Date: April 20, 2023
 Citation: 2023-AD-00001-SCT
En banc order directing the disbursement of $189,074.60 in civil legal assistance funds among the MS Center for Legal Services, MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, and North MS Rural Legal Services. Order entered 4/18/23.</ul><br><hr>
In Re: Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure
Date: April 20, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99038-SCT
One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars ($153,340.00) in United States Currency and Gene Parnell Taylor v. State of Mississippi Ex Rel. Rankin County Sheriff's Office
Date: April 13, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01409-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellants One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars ($153,340.00) and Claimant Gene Parnell Taylor is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., and Ishee, J. Order entered 4/6/23.
Delando Wilson v. City of Greenville
Date: April 13, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00316-SCT
Delando Wilson's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. King, P.J., Not Participating. Order entered 4/10/23.
SEL Business Services, LLC v. Lord, et al.  
Date: April 13, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00368-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CT-00368-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Wilburn Lord, Jr. agreed to sell SEL Business Services, LLP and Skip Lloyd (collectively, SEL) a building in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, for $60,000. SEL moved into the building and alleged to have begun making…

Earnest H. Johnson v. State of Mississippi
Date: April 13, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00571-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by the State of Mississippi is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Maxwell, J. Order entered 4/4/23.
Deepak Jasco, LLC, et al. v. Palmer  
Date: April 13, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-00702-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-IA-00702-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017, Charles Green was stabbed and killed. His body was found in a parking lot in front of an abandoned building. Deepak Jasco, LLC, owned and operated a convenience store in the adjacent lot. Luretha Green Palmer,…

Luxe Homes, LLC v. Brewer  
Date: April 13, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-00132-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-IA-00132-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Robert and Gloria Brewer (the Brewers) alleged Luxe Homes, LLC failed to comply with the terms of their construction contract, and they filed suit at the Hinds County Chancery Court for specific performance, damages,…

Anderson v. Mississippi  
Date: April 13, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00007-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00007-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Samuel Anderson was convicted by jury of the murder of his grandmother, Evelyn Davenport. On appeal, Anderson argued the trial court erred by refusing an accident-or-misfortune jury instruction and by admitting evidence…

Britt Virden v. Campbell Delong, LLP, Harold H. Mitchell, Jr., Robert N. Warrington, P. Scott Phillips, Bradley F. Hathaway and Frank G. Power
Date: April 6, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00478-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Britt Virden is granted. To Grant: Kitchens, P.J., Coleman, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Maxwell and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: King, P.J. Order entered 3/31/23.
Otuseso v. Estate of Delores Mason, et al.  
Date: April 6, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01099-SCT
Docket Numbers: 2021-IA-01099-SCT, 2022-CA-00087-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Helen McNeal, who had been appointed administratrix of Delores Mason’s estate, brought a wrongful death claim against a physician, Dr. Eniola Otuseso. Upon learning that McNeal did not satisfy the qualifications to serve…

North Bolivar Consolidated School District v. Jones  
Date: April 6, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01235-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-IA-01235-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2019, after Roosevelt Jones paid his annual rent more than thirty days late, the North Bolivar Consolidated School District, pursuant to a late penalty provision contained in the lease between the parties, assessed…

Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company v. Peteet  
Date: April 6, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01420-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-IA-01420-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Following a vehicular accident, Martin Peteet entered into a release and settlement agreement with the driver of the other vehicle and her insurer. Peteet did not seek a waiver of subrogation or consent from his own…

Sills v. Mississippi  
Date: April 6, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-00317-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-KA-00317-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: David Sills was convicted of possession of methamphetamine greater than two grams but less than ten grams in violation of Mississippi Code Section 41-29-139 (Rev. 2018). Sills appealed, arguing: (1) the jury’s verdict…

Joe Gregory Stewart v. The Mississippi Bar
Date: April 6, 2023
 Citation: 2022-BR-00382-SCT
Belhaven Senior Care, LLC, et al. v. Smith, et al.  
Date: April 6, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00050-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00050-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Betty Smith brought a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit against Belhaven Senior Care, LLC (Belhaven), a nursing home facility in which her mother Mary Hayes had resided shortly before Hayes’s death. Belhaven sought…

Moton v. City of Clarksdale  
Date: April 6, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00216-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00216-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Former City of Clarksdale Commissioner Charles Moton alleged that his December 2013 and May 2015 arrests at Clarksdale city commissioners meetings were in violation of "a litany" of his state constitutional rights. The…

Marlon Howell a/k/a Marlon LaTodd Howell a/k/a Marlon Cox v. State of Mississippi
Date: March 30, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CA-00868-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied. Kitchens and King, P.JJ., would grant.
The Mississippi Bar v. Megan Mariah Patrick
Date: March 30, 2023
 Citation: 2022-BD-01093-SCT
Megan Mariah Patrick is disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi. Patrick is taxed with costs. Griffis, J., for the Court. All Justices Agree. Order entered.</ul><br><hr>
Willard v. Mississippi  
Date: March 30, 2023
 Citation: 2022-KA-00339-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-KA-00339-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Wade Willard, Sr. was convicted by jury for possession of methamphetamine, for which he was sentenced to twelve years as a habitual offender. On direct appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court, Willard argued the trial…

Mississippi Hub, LLC v. Charles Baldwin, in the Official Capacity of Tax Assessor of Simpson County, Mississippi and Simpson County, Mississippi
Date: March 23, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00935-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellees is denied.
Stanley Wilson a/k/a Stanley L. Wilson a/k/a Stanley Lernard Wilson v. State of Mississippi
Date: March 23, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00608-SCT
Stanley L. Wilson's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Order entered 3/20/23.
Davis, et al. v. Davis  
Date: March 16, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CA-01304-SCT
Docket Number: 2020-CA-01304-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: John and Sandra Davis, then-married, had two children in the 1980s. In 2018, John discovered the possibility that the children were not biologically his, but that they may have been the biological result of Sandra’s…

Tammie Gardner v. William Dotie Jackson, M.D., and Mississippi Premier Plastic Surgery PLLC
Date: March 16, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01313-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Tammie Gardner is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 3/9/23.
City of Jackson v. Cities of Pearl & Flowood, & Rankin County, Mississippi  
Date: March 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-AN-01422-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-AN-01422-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Pursuant to Mississippi Code Sections 61-9-1 to -9 (Rev. 2022) the City of Jackson passed an ordinance on August 6, 2019, to incorporate land in Rankin County that surrounded what was known as the Jackson-Medgar Wiley…

City of Canton Board of Aldermen v. Slaughter, et al.  
Date: March 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01210-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-01210-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerned the removal of two commissioners of the Canton Municipal Utilities Commission (CMU Commission) by the City of Canton Board of Aldermen (the Board). The Mayor of Canton vetoed a resolution of the Board…

Cynthia McGilberry v. Lisa M. Ross
Date: March 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01076-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed pro se by Cynthia McGilberry is denied. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J., and Beam, J. Order entered 3/8/23.
White v. Targa Downstream, LLC  
Date: March 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00020-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00020-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Andy White, an independent contractor, worked for Ergon Trucking, Inc. (Ergon), loading and hauling chemicals. Another Ergon, Inc., subsidiary, Lampton-Love, Inc., contracted with Targa Downstream, LLC to store…

Mississippi Baptist Foundation v. Fitch, et al.  
Date: March 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00065-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00065-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The Mississippi Baptist Foundation and various heirs of the decedent’s wife both claimed ownership over certain mineral interests devised in the decedent’s will at the time of the decedent’s death in 1969. The will left…

University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Kelly  
Date: March 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-IA-00034-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-IA-00034-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: In an interlocutory appeal, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) appeals the denial of its motion for summary judgment. Vincent Kelly was injured in a forklift accident at his workplace on August 14, 2019.…

Nancy Shannon v. Laron Shannon
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-00847-SCT
The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Nancy Shannon was granted by order of this Court on August 29, 2022. Upon further consideration, the Court finds that there is no need for further review of this matter and that the writ of certiorari is hereby dismissed on the Court's own motion. Beam, J., for the Court. Agree: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. Disagree: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., and Griffis, J. Order entered 3/7/23.
Retha Simmons, as Administratrix of the Estate of Melvin R. Simmons and on Behalf of All Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Melvin R. Simmons, and Individually v. Jackson County, Mississippi and Joe O'Neal, in his Official Capacity as Jackson County Road Manager
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01014-SCT
Retha Simmons's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J. Corrected Order entered 3/3/23.
Alma J. Young, et al. v. Freese & Goss PLLC, Richard A. Freese, Tim Goss, Sheila M. Bossier, Bossier and Associates PLLC, and Sweet and Freese PLLC
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01280-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Petitioners is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 3/6/23.
Scruggs, et al. v. Farmland Mutual Insurance Co.  
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00877-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-00877-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Almost two decades prior to this decision, the Mississippi Supreme Court handed down Farmland Mutual Insurance Co. v. Scruggs, 886 So. 2d 714 (Miss. 2004). In that opinion, the Court held that Farmland Mutual Insurance…

In Re: Ali M. Shamsiddeen  
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01217-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-01217-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Attorney Ali Muhammad Shamsiddeen appealed a trial court’s Order of Contempt and Order Denying Motion for Recusal. Michael Sorrell was convicted of one count of first degree murder and one count of felon in possession of…

Alize Joemise Boyd a/k/a Alize Boyd v. State of Mississippi
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00066-SCT
Alize Joemise Boyd's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree to Deny. Order entered 3/1/23.
Turner & Associates P.L.L.C., The Estate of Bennie L. Turner, and Angela Turner v. The Estate of Gerald Watkins, Deceased, by and through Cyndee Immon Simmons Watkins, Administratrix
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00258-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by counsel for the petitioners is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 3/3/23.
Lumumba v. City Council of Jackson, Mississippi  
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 2022-CA-00855-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-CA-00855-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba attempted to veto the Jackson City Council’s refusal to approve the Mayor’s preferred garbage collection contract. The issue this case presented for the Mississippi Supreme…

In Re: Local Rules
Date: March 9, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99015-SCT
Willie Earl Curry a/k/a Willie E. Curry a/k/a Willie Earl Curry a/k/a Willie L. Curry v. State of Mississippi
Date: March 2, 2023
 Citation: 2018-M-01543
Application for Leave to File Successive Motion for Post-Conviction Relief filed by Willie Earl Curry is granted. All Justices Agree. Order entered 2/24/23.
Danny Towns v. Panola County Board of Supervisors and Panola County, Mississippi
Date: March 2, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01364-SCT
"Appellees Panola County Board of Supervisors and Panola County, Mississippi's Petition for Certiorari" is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 2/27/23.
Mississippi v. RW Development, LLC, et al.  
Date: March 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01134-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-01134-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: The City of Biloxi and Harrison County, Mississippi adopted a joint resolution that authorized the lease of a piece of property to RW Development, LLC, for the development of a joint public/private pier seaward of…

Charlie Wilson, as Administrator of the Estate of Willie Wilson and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Willie Wilson v. Lexington Manor Senior Care, LLC
Date: March 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00072-SCT
Lexington Manor Senior Care, LLC's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. Tovas Wilson's Motion to Strike Exhibits is granted. To Deny petition: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant petition: Randolph, C.J., and Griffis, J. Order entered 2/26/23.
Frederick Edwards, Jr. a/k/a Fredrick D. Edward a/k/a Fredrick Douglas Edwards a/k/a Frederick Douglas Edwards, Jr. v. State of Mississippi
Date: March 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00261-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Frederick Edwards, Jr., is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 2/24/23.
Patricia Phillips, Individually and as the Natural Mother and Next Friend of Addison Phillips, a Minor v. City of Oxford, Mississippi
Date: March 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00639-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellee City of Oxford, Mississippi, is granted. To Grant: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Not Participating: Maxwell, J. Order entered 2/27/23.
Victor D. Jones a/k/a Victor Dewan Jones v. State of Mississippi
Date: March 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01088-SCT
Victor D. Jones's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 2/23/23.
Justin McPhail v. Collette E. McPhail
Date: February 23, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CA-00739-SCT
Beam, J. Disposition: Affirmed and Remanded. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell and Chamberlin, JJ., Concur. Griffis, J., Dissents With Separate Written Opinion Joined by Kitchens and King, P.JJ., and Ishee, J. Dissenting Opinion: Griffis, J. Votes: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., and Ishee, J., Join This Opinion.
Manuel v. Mississippi  
Date: February 23, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-00711-SCT
Docket Number: 2020-CT-00711-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Lorenzo Manuel was convicted by jury of second-degree murder and aggravated assault. At sentencing, the trial judge found that Manuel was a habitual offender and sentenced him to forty years for second-degree murder and…

Joshua Allen Murry a/k/a Joshua Murry v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 23, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01363-SCT
Joshua Allen Murry's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., King, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens, P.J. Order entered 2/17/23.
Ceola James v. Bennie Thompson
Date: February 23, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00458-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied. Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman and Griffis, JJ., not participating.
Simpson County School District v. Joanna Wigley, as the Natural Mother and Adult Next Friend of J.L.H., a Minor
Date: February 23, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00009-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellee Joanna Wigley, as the natural mother and adult next friend of J.L.H, a minor, is denied. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Randolph, C.J. Order entered 2/16/23.
Walter Simpson v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 23, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00075-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Walter Simpson is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 2/17/23.
Randall Cooper, Jr. a/k/a Randall Cooper a/k/a Randall Carl Cooper, Jr. a/k/a Randall C. Cooper, Jr. a/k/a Randall Carl Cooper v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 16, 2023
 Citation: 2018-M-01124
Randall Cooper Jr.'s Motion for Post Conviction Collateral Relief is denied. To Deny without Sanctions Warning: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. To Deny with Sanctions Warning: Randolph, C.J., Maxwell, Beam and Ishee, JJ. Order entered 2/13/23.
Garcia v. Mississippi  
Date: February 16, 2023
 Citation: 2020-DR-01224-SCT
Docket Number: 2020-DR-01224-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Alberto Garcia confessed to raping and murdering five-year-old JT. He pled guilty to capital murder and waived jury sentencing. After a hearing, the trial judge sentenced Garcia to death. He appealed his sentence, and…

Barry Wade Gilmer v. Chuck McRae, Seth Little, Michelle Biegel and Bettie Ruth Johnson
Date: February 16, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00028-SCT
Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Moore  
Date: February 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-JP-00504-SCT
Docket Number: 2022-JP-00504-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Judge Carlos Moore was a municipal court judge for the Mississippi cities of Grenada and Clarksdale. He also practiced law with The Cochran Firm. The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance filed a formal…

Yates Services, LLC v. Shante Hill, Individually and As The Parent, Legal Guardian and On Behalf of Any and All Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Kalianna Royce Morris, Deceased, and The Estate of Kalianna Royce Morris, Deceased
Date: February 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-M-00879-SCT
Yates Services, LLC's Petition for Interlocutory Appeal is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 2/13/23.
Daryl Hawkins v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 16, 2023
 Citation: 2022-M-01131
Crossgates United Methodist Church, Crossgates Methodist Children's Center, Karen Colleen Smith, Waukesha Peoples, Gloria Jean Frazure and Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Incorporated v. Joshua Ming, Individually, Hannah Ming, Individually, Joshua and Hannah Ming, as Parents and Next of Kin of L.E.M., A Deceased Minor, and as the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of L.E.M. and Beneficiaries of the Estate of L.E.M.
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2020-IA-01358-SCT
The interlocutory appeal filed by Crossgates Methodist Children's Center, et al., is dismissed. The interlocutory appeal filed by the Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Inc., is dismissed and the stay of the trial-court proceedings is vacated. All costs associated with the dismissed interlocutory appeals shall be assessed to the appellants. Maxwell, J., for the Court. Agree: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. Disagree: Coleman and Griffis, JJ. Order entered 2/2/23.
Carl Maurice Wallace a/k/a Carl Wallace v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2020-M-00979
Heritage Hunter Knoll, LLC v. Lamar County, Mississippi  
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-01325-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-01325-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Heritage Hunter Knoll, LLC (Heritage), appeals the circuit court’s dismissal of its appeal for a lack of jurisdiction. The Lamar County Board of Supervisors (Board) amended the Unauthorized Dumping and Litter Ordinance…

William T. White and William T. White d/b/a White Haul Transport, Inc. v. Patsy B. White
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00333-SCT
William White's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree to Deny. Order entered 1/31/23.
Nicholas Beasley a/k/a Nicholas A. Beasley v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00653-SCT
Petition for Certiorari filed by Nicholas Beasley is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 1/31/23.
Kedric Norwood a/k/a Kedrick Kevon Norwood v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00802-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Kedric Norwood is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 2/1/23.
Brinda Patterson v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security and The Golden Manufacturing Company
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-01150-SCT
Brinda Patterson's "Notice of Appeal" and Petition for a Writ of Certiorari are dismissed. Order entered 1/31/23.
Joseph Earl Bland a/k/a Joseph Bland a/k/a Joseph E. Bland v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-00973-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied. Kitchens, P.J., Coleman and Ishee, JJ., would grant.
In Re: Debbie Travis Robertson
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2022-M-01032
Debbie Travis Robertson's Petition for Disqualification of Judge is denied. To Deny the Petition: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Kitchens, P.J., Objects to the Order with Separate Written Statement Joined by King, P.J. Order entered 2/8/23.
In Re: William C. Spencer, Sr., Catherine H. McMahan and Michael D. Greer
Date: February 9, 2023
 Citation: 2022-M-01041
William C. Spencer, Sr.'s Petition for Disqualification of Judge from Order Denying Motion for Recusal is denied. Catherine H. McMahan's Petition for Disqualification of Chancellor and for Stay is denied. Michael D. Greer's Petition for Disqualification of Chancellor and for Stay is denied. To Deny the Petitions: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Kitchens, P.J., Objects to the Order with Separate Written Statement Joined by King, P.J. Order entered 2/8/23.
James Arthur Fannings, Jr. a/k/a James A. Fanning a/k/a James Arthur Flanning, Jr. a/k/a James Fannings v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 2, 2023
 Citation: 2015-M-01061
Joseph Cook v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 2, 2023
 Citation: 2017-M-00455
Lee v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company  
Date: February 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00882-SCT
Docket Numbers: 2021-CA-00882-SCT, 2021-IA-01006-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Niyokia Lee and James Cooper sustained damages in separate, independent automobile accidents caused by negligent city emergency responders. Lee’s accident happened in Harrison County, and Cooper’s happened in Rankin…

TransMontaigne Operating Company, L.P. v. Loresco I, LLC  
Date: February 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00980-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-00980-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: TransMontaigne Operating Company, LP, sought to enjoin Loresco I, LLC, from using an easement conveyed by Loresco’s predecessor, Amerada Hess Corporation (Hess), for any other purpose or at any other time than Hess had…

Jonicqua Moffett v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 2, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00622-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Jonicqua Moffett is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 1/24/23.
Sherman Billie v. State of Mississippi
Date: February 2, 2023
 Citation: 2022-M-00416
In Re: The Rules of Civil Procedure
Date: February 2, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99001-SCT
In Re: Advisory Committee on Rules
Date: February 2, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99016-SCT
On the nomination by the Mississippi Conference of County Court Judges, County Judge Carol Jones Russell of Forrest County is appointed as a member of the Supreme Court of Mississippi Advisory Committee on Rules effective upon the entry of this order and for the balance of a three-year term which expires on December 31, 2024. Order entered 1/26/23.</ul><br><hr>
Howell v. Mississippi  
Date: January 26, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CA-00868-SCT
Docket Number: 2020-CA-00868-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Marlon Howell was indicted by grand jury for the sale of a controlled substance in 1998. The indictment charged Howell with one count of the sale of 6.8 grams of marijuana, a Schedule 1 controlled substance. At the time…

Eugene Butler a/k/a Eugene Michael Butler, Jr. v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 26, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-00806-SCT
The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Eugene Butler was granted by order of this Court on September 29, 2022. Upon further consideration, the Court finds that there is no need for further review of this matter and that the writ of certiorari is hereby dismissed on the Court's own motion. Ishee, J., for the Court. All Justices Agree. Order entered 1/18/23.
Derrick Nelson a/k/a Derrick Demetrius Nelson v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 26, 2023
 Citation: 2020-M-01417
Tyree Camphor v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 26, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00048-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Tyree Camphor is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 1/18/23.
Robert Fisher, Jr. a/k/a Robert Fisher a/k/a Robert Earl Fisher, Jr. v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 26, 2023
 Citation: 2021-KA-00828-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellant is denied.
Charles Anderson v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 26, 2023
 Citation: 2022-M-00582
In Re: Administrative Orders of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Date: January 26, 2023
 Citation: 2023-AD-00001-SCT
En banc order directing the disbursement of $148,438.33 in civil legal assistance funds among the MS Center for Legal Services, MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, and North MS Rural Legal Services. Order entered 1/18/23.</ul><br><hr>
In Re: The Rules of Civil Procedure
Date: January 26, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99001-SCT
On motion of the Supreme Court of Mississippi's Advisory Committee on Rules, Rule 37 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure is amended as set forth in the attached Exhibit A effective 30 days after the entry of this order. All Justices Agree. Order entered 1/20/23.</ul><br><hr>
Adam Chism v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2018-M-01436
Roy Hal Parker, Jr., as Conservator of the Estate of William Matthew Ross, a vulnerable adult and incompetent to manage his affairs; James Hal Ross, Jr.; and Jason Hurdle Ross v. Suzanne Dickson Ross, Individually, as Trustee of the James Hal Ross Revocable Trust, as Executrix of the Estate of James Hal Ross, and as Member/Manager of H and S I, LLC, H & S II, LLC, H & S III, LLC, and H & S IV, LLC; H and S I, LLC; H & S II, LLC; H & S III, LLC; H & S IV, LLC; Thomas W. Dallas; Fred M. Harrell, Jr.; Pinnacle Trust Company Inc.; Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC d/b/a Pinnacle Trust Company; and Pinnacle Holding Company Inc.
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01055-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellee Pinnacle Trust Company is granted. Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Suzanne Dickson Ross is granted. Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Fred M. Harrell, Jr., is granted. Appellee Thomas W. Dallas's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted. Petition for Writ of Certiorari of H and S I, LLC, is granted. To Grant: Randolph, C.J., King, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Kitchens, P.J. Order entered 1/13/23.
Detrius Roberson v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-01208-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed pro se by Detrius Roberson is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered 1/13/23.
Theodore Longo, Amy Longo, Joseph Lee, Susan Lee, Gerald Sonnier, Amy Davis and 920 South Beach Blvd., LLC v. City of Waveland, Mississippi and Beach Walk Development, LLC
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00735-SCT
Joint Motion for Rehearing filed by Appellees City of Waveland and Beach Walk Development, LLC, is denied. Coleman, Maxwell, Beam and Chamberlin, JJ., would grant.
Mississippi Hub, LLC v. Baldwin  
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CA-00935-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-CA-00935-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: Mississippi Hub, LLC ("MS HUB") operated an underground natural gas storage facility mostly located in Simpson County. In 2007, MS HUB and Simpson County entered into a fee-in-lieu agreement regarding ad valorem taxes on…

James Christopher Skinner v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00080-SCT
James Christopher Skinner's Petition for Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ, and Ishee, J. Order entered 1/12/23.
Sel Business Services, LLC and Skip Lloyd v. Wilburn Lord, Jr., Sharkey County, Mississippi, Issaquena County, Mississippi and Sharkey-Issaquena Community Hospital
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00368-SCT
Appellants' Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted. To Grant: Kitchens, P.J., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., King, P.J., and Coleman, J. Order entered 1/12/23.
Valerie Terpening, Individually, and as Guardian and Next Friend of D.L., a Minor, and as Administratrix of The Estate of Ginger Callegan, Deceased, and on behalf of all Wrongful Death Beneficiaries v. F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc.
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00544-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Valerie Terpening is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 1/11/23.
Jimmy Lewis, Jr. a/k/a Jimmie Lewis v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00736-SCT
Jimmy Lewis Jr.'s Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justice Agree. Order entered 1/12/23.
Pettis v. Simrall  
Date: January 19, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-01253-SCT
Docket Number: 2021-IA-01253-SCT

Justia Opinion Summary: This case presented an issue of first impression for the Mississippi Supreme Court: whether an attorney’s representation of a general partnership created an implied attorney-client relationship between the attorney and…

Leon Lamar Trotter v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 2005-CT-00379-SCT
Amended Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellant Leon Lamar Trotter is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Order entered 1/4/23.
Jones County School District and Jones County School Board v. Covington County School District, Covington County School Board, Arnetta Crosby, in Her Capacity as Superintendent of Education of the Covington County School District and the Secretary of State for the State of Mississippi
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 2019-IA-00985-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellants is denied. Kitchens and King, P.JJ., and Griffis, J., would grant.
Leon Lamar Trotter a/k/a Leon Trotter v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-00094-SCT
Amended Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellant Leon Lamar Trotter is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Grant: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Order entered 1/4/23.
Thomas Earl Ellis a/k/a Thomas Ellis a/k/a Thomas E. Ellis a/k/a Thomas Ellis McCoy v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 2020-CT-00770-SCT
Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed pro se by Thomas Earl Ellis is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Ishee, J. Order entered 12/21/22.
In the Matter of the E.M. Rush Trust; Mary Jane Rush Lennon, Stacy Lennon, Julie E. Lennon, Estate of Perry Rush Lennon, Robert R. Lennon, Jr. and Dana R. Schilling v. Lowrey & Fortner, P.A.
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00426-SCT
Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Coleman and Griffis, JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J. Order entered 12/19/22.
Reno Fenelli Siggers a/k/a Reno F. Siggers a/k/a Reno Siggers v. State of Mississippi
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 2021-CT-00985-SCT
Reno Fenelli Siggers's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree to Deny. Order entered 12/19/22.
In Re: Democratic Ward 1 Run-Off Election for the City of Aberdeen, Mississippi, Between S. Nicholas Holliday and Robert Devaull: S. Nicholas Holliday v. Robert Devaull
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 2021-EC-00486-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellee is denied.
Tiger Production Company, LLC, CCore Energy Management Company, LLC, Robert Marsh Nippes and Harry Walters v. John Webb Pace, Jeanette Pace and John Gregory Pace
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 2021-IA-00315-SCT
The motion for rehearing filed by the appellants is denied. Beam, J., not participating.
In Re: The Rules of Civil Procedure
Date: January 12, 2023
 Citation: 89-R-99001-SCT
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