Mississippi Court of Appeals

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June 27, 2000

06/27/2000 - Hand Down and published opinions in WordPerfect/ZIP format

Thomas, James E.
XX 98-CA-00358-COA

Pittman, Crymes G., J. R. Adams, Mary Allen, Frank H. Bell, Dr. Richard Blount, Stuart C. Brodie, Billy Clements, John H. Clements, Roy L. Hathcock, H. Julian Hendrick, Carl Herrin, Frank Jones, John Luckett, Dr. J. O. Manning, Dr. Mike Mockbee, Rives Neb v. Weber Energy Corporation and Shipley Production Company Hinds Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case#: 150163; Ruling Date: 07/08/1997; Ruling Judge: Denise Owens; Majority Opinion: Thomas, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Hinds County Chancery Court is affirmed. Statutory damages and interest are awarded. Appellants taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., Southwick, P.J., Moore, J., Concur. Lee, J., Payne, J., Not Participating. Dissenting Opinion: Bridges, J. Votes: King, P.J., Irving, J., Join.

Thomas, James E.
X 1998-KA-01335-COA

Barnes, Donald Eric v. State of Mississippi Harrison Circuit Court 2nd District; LC Case#: 9600074; Ruling Date: 05/29/1998; Ruling Judge: Jerry Terry, Sr.; Majority Opinion: Thomas, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Harrison County Circuit Court on change of venue to Hancock County of conviction of capital murder and sentence of life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. Harrison County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Concur. Payne, J., Not Participating.

Thomas, James E.
X 1999-KA-00310-COA

Jones, Rodney v. State of Mississippi Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 972173; Ruling Date: 02/10/1999; Ruling Judge: L. Hilburn, Jr.; Majority Opinion:Thomas, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Hinds County is reversed and remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion. Hinds County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Concur. Lee, J., Not Participating.

Thomas, James E.
X 1999-CP-00429-COA

Tennessee Properties, Inc. v. Southern Pilot Insurance Company, Inc., Central States Health & Life Company of Omaha, Nebraska, Winterthur Swiss Insurance Group and Southern Guaranty Insurance Company Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 98000957; Ruling Date: 02/10/1999; Ruling Judge: James Graves, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Thomas, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court is affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Concur.

Thomas, James E.
X 1999-CA-00501-COA

Bardwell, Kenneth Ray v. John H. White, Jr., Jerry Johnson and Citizens Bank, Columbia, Mississippi Marion Chancery Court; LC Case#: 970326; Ruling Date: 02/19/1999; Ruling Judge: James Thomas, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Thomas, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Marion County Chancery Court is affirmed. Statutory damages and interest are awarded. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Concur. Southwick, P.J., Not Participating.

Thomas, James E.
X 1999-KA-00854-COA

Spears, Sandra a/k/a Sandra Deloris Spears v. State of Mississippi Quitman Circuit Court; LC Case#: 990026; Ruling Date: 04/16/1999; Ruling Judge: John Hatcher; Majority Opinion: Thomas, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Quitman County Circuit Court of conviction of aggravated assault and sentence of six years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections with four years suspended is affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Concur.

Thomas, James E.
X 1999-CP-00881-COA

Stringer, Jimmy M. v. James Anderson, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections and Walter Booker, Superintendent, Mississippi Department of Corrections Sunflower Circuit Court; LC Case#: 980444; Ruling Date: 04/13/1999; Ruling Judge: Gray Evans; Majority Opinion: Thomas, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Sunflower County Circuit Court denying post conviction relief is affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Concur.

Thomas, James E.
X 1999-CA-01336-COA

McMillian, Willie C. v. State of Mississippi Lee Circuit Court; LC Case#: 98183; Ruling Date: 05/05/1999; Ruling Judge: Barry Ford; Majority Opinion: Thomas, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Lee County Circuit Court of denial of post-conviction relief is affirmed. Lee County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Concur.

Moore, Dudley Rook, III
XX 1998-KA-01506-COA

Grant, Jason Anthony v. State of Mississippi Warren Circuit Court; LC Case#: 980029CR; Ruling Date: 09/17/1998; Ruling Judge: Frank Vollor; Majority Opinion: Moore, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Warren County Circuit Court of conviction of Count I armed robbery and Count II of carrying of a concealed weapon by a convicted felon and sentence of thirty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections on Count I and sentence of five years on Count II, to run concurrently, is hereby affirmed. Warren County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Lee, J., Concur. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Opinion: Irving, J. Votes: King, P.J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Join.

Moore, Dudley Rook, III
X 1998-CA-01672-COA

Peterson, Tina v. Bernard Ladner, Sr. Hancock Circuit Court; LC Case#: 970280; Ruling Date: 08/13/1998; Ruling Judge: John Whitfield; Majority Opinion: Moore, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Hancock County Circuit Court is reversed and remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Payne, J., Concur. Thomas, J., Not Participating.

Lee, L. Joseph
X 97-KA-00459-COA

Green, Joe Nathan v. State of Mississippi Copiah Circuit Court; LC Case#: 15147; Ruling Date: 03/26/1997; Ruling Judge: Lamar Pickard; Consolidated With 1998-KA-01011-COA Joe Nathan Green v. State of Mississippi; Copiah Circuit Court; LC Case#: 15147; Ruling Date: 03/26/1997; Ruling Judge: Lamar Pickard; Majority Opinion: Lee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Copiah County Circuit Court of conviction of sale of cocaine within 1500 feet of a school and sentence of sixty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part. Copiah County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur.

Lee, L. Joseph
X 1998-CA-01516-COA

Benson, Barbara and Bruce Benson v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 95961CIV; Ruling Date: 04/16/1998; Ruling Judge: James Graves, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Lee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court is affirmed. Appellants taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur.

Lee, L. Joseph
X 1999-CP-01191-COA

Denton, Roger Kline v. State of Mississippi Leake Circuit Court; LC Case#: 8592; Ruling Date: 07/26/1999; Ruling Judge: V. Cotten; Majority Opinion: Lee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Leake County denying out of time appeal is affirmed. Leake County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur.

Bridges, Billy G.
X 1998-CA-01832-COA

Hearn, H. Power v. Etta Shelton, Ruby Lee Shelton, Bernice Shelton, Robert James Shelton, Willie Shelton, Jr., Leroy Shelton and Eddie Shelton Madison Chancery Court; LC Case#: 97767; Ruling Date: 11/30/1998; Ruling Judge: Derek Parker; Majority Opinion: Bridges, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Chancery Court of Madison County is affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur.

Southwick, Leslie H.
XX 98-KA-00498-COA

Forbes, Clifton and Nickolas Romond Henderson v. State of Mississippi Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 971199; Ruling Date: 02/05/1998; Ruling Judge: W. Yerger; Majority Opinion: Southwick, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court of conviction of Clifton Forbes of armed robbery and sentence of 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. The judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court of conviction of Nickolas Romond Henderson of armed robbery, and sentence of 35 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. The conviction of Nickolas Romond Henderson of two counts of aggravated assault and sentence of 20 years for each count, to run consecutively to each other but concurrently with the sentence for armed robbery is affirmed. Hinds County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., Bridges, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Opinion: Irving, J. Votes: King, P.J., Joins.

King, Leslie D.
X 1999-CP-00628-COA

Wallace, Bennie v. State of Mississippi Quitman Circuit Court; LC Case#: 960074; Ruling Date: 03/03/1999; Ruling Judge: John Hatcher; Majority Opinion: King, P.J. Disposition: The Order of the Circuit Court of Quitman County denying post-conviction relief is affirmed. Quitman County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur.

McMillin, Roger H., Jr.
X 1999-KA-00340-COA

Robinson, Alvin a/k/a Alvin Lenard Robinson a/k/a Bernard Hill v. State of Mississippi Lee Circuit Court; LC Case#: CR97047; Ruling Date: 06/04/1998; Ruling Judge: Frank Russell; Majority Opinion: McMillin, C.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Lee County is reversed and remanded. Lee County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur.

McMillin, Roger H., Jr.
X 1999-KA-00828-COA

Brown, James a/k/a James Lee Brown v. State of Mississippi Attala Circuit Court; LC Case#: 99016CR; Ruling Date: 03/11/1999; Ruling Judge: Joseph Loper, Jr.; Majority Opinion: McMillin, C.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Attala County of conviction of aggravated assault and sentence of seven years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. The sentence imposed shall run consecutively to any sentence previously imposed. Attala County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Bridges, J., Irving, J., Lee, J., Moore, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur.

EN BANC
98-KP-00228-COA

Lester, Charlie v. State of Mississippi Washington Circuit Court; LC Case#: 25391; Ruling Date: 11/24/1997; Ruling Judge: W. Hines; Disposition: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing is denied.

EN BANC
98-CA-00697-COA

O'Neal, Margaret T., as Wrongful Death Beneficiary of Richard C. O'Neal, Deceased v. Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc. Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 940092CIV; Ruling Date: 01/05/1998; Ruling Judge: Robert Gibbs; Disposition: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing is denied.

EN BANC
1998-KA-01051-COA

Buie, Tommy a/k/a Tommy E. Buie a/k/a Tommy Eugene Buie v. State of Mississippi Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 972314; Ruling Date: 02/18/1998; Ruling Judge: L. Hilburn, Jr.; Disposition: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing is denied.

EN BANC
XX 1998-KA-01126-COA

Wilhite, Patricia Anderson v. State of Mississippi Pontotoc Circuit Court; LC Case#: CR96048; Ruling Date: 04/18/1998; Ruling Judge: Frank Russell; Majority Opinion: Irving, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Monroe County on change of venue from Pontotoc County of conviction of murder and sentence to a term of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections which sentence shall not be reduced or suspended, nor shall the Appellant be eligible for parole or probation, is affirmed. Pontotoc County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: McMillin, C.J., King, P.J., Southwick, P.J., Lee, J., Concur. Moore, J., Not Participating. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Opinion: Thomas, J. Votes: Bridges, J., Payne, J., Join.

EN BANC
1998-WC-01174-COA

Necaise, Martha v. Magnolia Personal Care Pearl River Circuit Court; LC Case#: 970094; Ruling Date: 06/22/1998; Ruling Judge: R. Prichard, III; Disposition: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing is denied.

EN BANC
1998-KA-01281-COA

Odom, Richard a/k/a Richard Loyd Odom a/k/a Richard Lloyd Odom v. State of Mississippi Rankin Circuit Court; LC Case#: 437; Ruling Date: 07/29/1998; Ruling Judge: Robert Goza, Jr.; Disposition: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing is denied.

EN BANC
XX 1999-CA-00077-COA

Sims, Michael W., Toni Sims and Kimberly Sims v. Billy R. Collins, Jr. Jones Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 9718; Ruling Date: 12/07/1998; Ruling Judge: Billy Landrum; Majority Opinion: Irving, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Jones County Circuit Court is reversed and remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: King, P.J., Bridges, J., Lee, J., Payne, J., Thomas, J., Concur. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Opinion: McMillin, C.J. Votes: Southwick, P.J., Moore, J., Join.

EN BANC
1999-KM-00520-COA

Odom, Reginald v. State of Mississippi Claiborne Circuit Court; LC Case#: CR99001; Ruling Date: 02/01/1999; Ruling Judge: Lamar Pickard; Disposition: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing is denied. Irving, J., would grant.