At 1:30, the COA will hear the case of Kenneth Bailey and Elizabeth Lee Shutze, as Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Bertha Elizabeth Bailey, Deceased v. City of Pearl, Mississippi.
In September of 2017, Kenneth and Bertha were leaving their grandson’s
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Decisions – MSSC – 5/9/2019
By Jane Tucker
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The Mississippi Bar v. Merry Caitlin Johnson – lawyer discipline – Johnson took the Bar Exam in July 2016. She was working as a paralegal for Stephen L. McDavid’s law firm while awaiting her results. McDavid asked…
Oral arg. – COA – 5/9/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 1:30 the COA will hear the case of James McClung, Armond Jones, Sedrick Buchanon v. State of Mississippi (assuming the City doesn’t wash away before then).
A tan colored SUV drove along side of a red Pontiac during the…
Decisions – COA – 5/7/2019
By Jane Tucker
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Michael Henderson v. State of Mississippi – contraband in prison – Henderson was convicted of possession of contraband, a homemade knife, while confined in a correctional facility. He was sentenced as a non-violent habitual offender to serve…
Decisions – MSSC – 5/2/2019
By Jane Tucker
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Andre Antonio Fairley v. State of Mississippi – 404(b), etc. – Andre Fairley was convicted for one count of possessing two or more grams, but less than ten grams of cocaine with intent to distribute, and one…
Decisions – COA – 4/30/2019
By Jane Tucker
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Christopher Grace v. State of Mississippi – armed robbery – Grace was convicted of two counts of armed robbery and one count of felony fleeing or eluding a law enforcement
officer in a motor vehicle after he…
Decisions – MSSC – 4/25/2019
By Jane Tucker
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Ceola James v. Latrice Westbrooks – election contest – When Latrice Westbrooks defeated incumbent Ceola James for a position on the Court of Appeals, James filed an election contest claiming that Westbrooks had improperly affiliated with the…
Decisions – COA – 4/23/2019
By Jane Tucker
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Carl Maurice Wallace v. State of Mississippi – suppression/ traffic stop – Carl Wallace was convicted of possession with the intent to distribute a variety of controlled substances and for possession of a firearm by a felon. …
Decisions – MSSC – 4/19/2019
By Jane Tucker
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James Allen Insurance Brokers and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Subscribing to Certificate NO. FRO-100944 v. First Financial Bank – binder of insurance – The Feazells have a chicken farm. The farm is secured by loans from…
Decisions – COA – 4/16/2019
By Jane Tucker