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Griffis, T. Kenneth
X  2008-CA-00254-COA

Daniel Alan Brady v. Deborah C. Brady; Harrison Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case #: 05-00708(1); Ruling Date: 10/26/2007; Ruling Judge: James Persons; Majority Opinion: Griffis, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Chancery Court of Harrison County is affirmed and remanded for clarification. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur.

Robert R. Murray a/k/a Robert Ridell Murray v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Circuit Court 2nd District; LC Case #: 06-5-057; Ruling Date: 06/18/2007; Ruling Judge: Bobby DeLaughter; Majority Opinion: Lee, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court of conviction of gratification of lust and sentence of fifteen years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Hinds County. Votes: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts and Carlton, JJ., concur. Maxwell, J., not participating.

Kelli Slaughter Burch v. Tina Florane Pomes; Pearl River Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2007-0365P; Ruling Date: 03/03/2008; Ruling Judge: R. Prichard, III; Majority Opinion: Lee, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Pearl River County Circuit Court is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur.

Manhattan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Bobbie Blackard and Laura Clark v. Louise Williams; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 251-07-108-CIV; Ruling Date: 08/28/2007; Ruling Judge: Winston Kidd; Majority Opinion: Lee, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court is reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellee. Votes: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur.

Dionte D. Williams a/k/a Dionte V. Williams v. State of Mississippi; Lauderdale Circuit Court; LC Case #: 381-03; Ruling Date: 05/28/2008; Ruling Judge: Lester Williamson, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Lee, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County of conviction of Count I, burglary of a dwelling, and sentence of ten years and Count II, armed robbery, and sentence of ten years, all in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections with the sentences to run concurrently with each other and consecutively to any sentence previously imposed, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Lauderdale County. Votes: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur.

Christopher Thomas v. State of Mississippi; Yazoo Circuit Court; LC Case #: 26-0116; Ruling Date: 04/21/2008; Ruling Judge: Jannie Lewis; Majority Opinion: Lee, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Yazoo County Circuit Court of conviction of three counts of armed robbery and sentence of fifteen years for each count with the sentences to run concurrently in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Yazoo County. Votes: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur.

Cherelle L. German a/k/a Cherelle Lamar German v. State of Mississippi; Lafayette Circuit Court; LC Case #: LK06-107; Ruling Date: 06/05/2008; Ruling Judge: Andrew Howorth; Majority Opinion: Lee, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Lafayette County Circuit Court of conviction of felony child abuse and sentence of forty years, with ten years suspended and thirty years to serve in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and five years of supervised probation, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Lafayette County. Votes: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur. Barnes, J., concurs in result only.

Gwendolyn Jenkins Simpson v. Julie Tillman Watson and Tillman Furniture Company; Copiah Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2007-0474; Ruling Date: 07/25/2008; Ruling Judge: Lamar Pickard; Majority Opinion: Lee, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Copiah County Circuit Court is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: King, C.J., Myers, P.J., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur.

Nina Nunez v. Joseph P. Spino, Jr.; Lawrence Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2004-068 E; Ruling Date: 04/14/2008; Ruling Judge: Prentiss Harrell; Majority Opinion: King, C.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur. Roberts, J., concurs in result only.

Steven W. Collins v. Melannie Blaylock Collins; DeSoto Chancery Court; LC Case #: 05-03-0436; Ruling Date: 03/01/2007; Ruling Judge: Mitchell Lundy, Jr.; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Maxwell, J., not participating. Order entered.

James Earl Holmes v. State of Mississippi; Clay Circuit Court; LC Case #: 8962; Ruling Date: 07/26/2007; Ruling Judge: James Kitchens, Jr.; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Maxwell, J., not participating. Order entered.

Jerry Cooley, Jr. v. State of Mississippi; Wayne Circuit Court; LC Case #: 07-23-K; Ruling Date: 06/19/2007; Ruling Judge: Robert Bailey; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Maxwell, J., not participating. Order entered.

Johnny Steve Parker v. State of Mississippi; Alcorn Circuit Court; LC Case #: CR05-399; Ruling Date: 02/16/2007; Ruling Judge: Paul Funderburk; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Order entered.

Anthony J. Thomas v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 06-1-026 (1 & 2); Ruling Date: 07/19/2007; Ruling Judge: W. Yerger; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Irving and Roberts, JJ., would grant. Maxwell J., not participating. Order entered.

Renaldo D. Butler v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 05-0-11-9; Ruling Date: 02/06/2007; Ruling Judge: L. Hilburn; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Maxwell, J., not participating. Order entered.

Vincent Carnell Hudson a/k/a Slim v. State of Mississippi; Winston Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2007-022CR; Ruling Date: 11/01/2007; Ruling Judge: C. Morgan, III; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Maxwell, J., not participating. Order entered.

Kristi Blessitt, M.D. v. King's Daughters Hospital of Yazoo County, Inc., and Gary Cirilli, M.D.; Yazoo Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2007-CI02; Ruling Date: 10/29/2007; Ruling Judge: Jannie Lewis; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Maxwell, J., not participating. Order entered.

Willie George Knight v. Covington County, Mississippi, The Estate of Harold Gene Jones, Deceased, Richard Collins and Sennett Dickens, Administrator; Covington Chancery Court; LC Case #: 01-023; Ruling Date: 04/25/2007; Ruling Judge: J. Buffington; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Order entered.

Linda Stacy, Individually and as Mother and Natural Guardian of Aleigha Triplett, a minor v. William Johnson, M.D., Magnolia Regional Health Center, Alcorn County, Mississippi, By and Through Its Board of Supervisors; and City of Corinth; Alcorn Circuit Court; LC Case #: 98-348-G-A; Ruling Date: 10/02/0007; Ruling Judge: Thomas Gardner, III; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Irving, J., would grant. Barnes and Carlton, JJ., not participating. Order entered.

Tequelia T. Thomas a/k/a Taquelia Travert Thomas v. Anthony Jones and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company; Warren Circuit Court; LC Case #: 06-0174-CI; Ruling Date: 12/06/2007; Ruling Judge: Frank Vollor; Majority Opinion: Lee, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Warren County Circuit Court is reversed, and this case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellees. Votes: King, C.J., Irving, Barnes, Roberts, Carlton and Maxwell, JJ., concur. Griffis, J., dissents with separate written opinion joined by Myers, P.J., and Ishee, J. Dissenting Opinion: Griffis, J. Votes: Myers, P.J., and Ishee, J., join this opinion.

Mississippi State University and Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning v. Bruce Panuska; Oktibbeha Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2007-0111-CV; Ruling Date: 01/22/2008; Ruling Judge: James Kitchens, Jr.; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Maxwell, J., not participating. Order entered.

Thomas Terrell Smith v. State of Mississippi; Oktibbeha Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2004-0221-CR; Ruling Date: 11/01/2007; Ruling Judge: James Kitchens, Jr.; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Maxwell, J., not participating. Order entered.

Willie Prater v. State of Mississippi; Oktibbeha Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2002-0269-CR1; Ruling Date: 08/03/2006; Ruling Judge: Lee Howard; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Order entered.