At 10:00 the COA will hear the case of Jeremy Dean Martin v. State of Mississippi. In March of 2000, seventeen-year-old Jeremy Dean Martin along with two others killed Martin’s abusive father. Martin was found guilty and sentenced to life
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Oral arg. – MSSC – 8/7/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 10:00 the MSSC will hear the case of Gulfport OB-GYN, P.A. v. Dukes, Dukes, Keating & Faneca, P.A. and Je’Nell B. Blum , a legal malpractice case.
In 2008 Gulfport OB-GYN hired the law firm of DDKF to draft…
Decisions – MSSC – 8/1/2019
By Jane Tucker
Chevelle McAlister v. State of Mississippi – ineffective assistance of counsel – Chevelle McAlister was convicted of the murder of his brother’s girlfriend Johnna Norris and of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. He shot…
Decisions – COA – 7/30/2019
By Jane Tucker
Kenneth Bailey and Elizabeth Lee Shutze, as Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Bertha Elizabeth Bailey, Deceased v. City of Pearl, Mississippi – tort claims act – In September of 2017, Kenneth and Bertha were leaving their grandson’s baseball…
Decisions – MSSC – 7/25/2019
By Jane Tucker
Edward Lamar Ware v. State of Mississippi – Lindsey brief – Ware was convicted of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. His counsel on appeal filed a brief under Lindsey v. State, 939 So. 2d…
Decisions – COA – 7/23/2019
By Jane Tucker
Allen John Putney and Linda Louise Putney v. Danny R. Sanford – correction of deed – In November 2012 the Putneys transferred 196 acres to Carl Mann via warranty deed pursuant to a contract and agreement for…
Oral arg. – MSSCT – 7/24/2019 – p.m.
By Jane Tucker
At 1:30 the MSSCT will hear the case of Watkins Development, LLC and Farish Street Group, LLC v. Jackson Redevelopment Authority et al.
In October of 2013, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority filed suit in the Chancery Court of Hinds County…
Oral arg. – MSSCT – 7/24/2019 – a.m.
By Jane Tucker
At 10:00 the MSSCT will hear an interlocutory appeal in Katherine Grace Short v. Oxygen Media, et. al. The issue is venue. The case is interesting because of the nature of the lawsuit.
Short filed suit in Harrison County against…
Oral arg. – MSSCT – 7/23/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 10:30 the MSSCT will hear the case of Maria E. Thompson v. Dennis Holliman and Allstate Property & Casualty Insuance Company.
Thompson and Holliman had an accident in a parking lot. In 2014 Thompson filed suit against Holliman and…
Decisions – MSSCT – 7/18/2019
By Jane Tucker
Bobby Osbourne v. State of Mississippi – not ineffective to fail to perfect appeal if no reversible error at trial – Osbourne was found guilty of aggravated assault for shooting John McCarver and sentenced to ten years. …