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Carlton, Virginia Carter
X  2007-KA-00929-COA

Charles Bankston v. State of Mississippi; Montgomery Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2007-0028-CR; Ruling Date: 04/11/2007; Ruling Judge: C. Morgan, III; Majority Opinion: Carlton, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Montgomery County Circuit Court of conviction of Count I, sexual battery, and sentence of thirty years, and Count II, sexual battery, and sentence of thirty years, with the sentence in Count II to run concurrently to the sentence in Count I, all in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Montgomery County. Votes: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee and Roberts, JJ., concur.

Norberto R. Morales a/k/a Norberto Renteria Morales a/k/a Jose v. State of Mississippi; Newton Circuit Court; LC Case #: 07-CR-054-NWG; Ruling Date: 08/10/2007; Ruling Judge: Marcus Gordon; Majority Opinion: Carlton, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Newton County of conviction of possession of more than five kilograms of marijuana and sentence of twenty-eight years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and a fine of $50,000 is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Newton County. Votes: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee and Roberts, JJ., concur.

Wade David Lafont v. State of Mississippi; Rankin Circuit Court; LC Case #: 17,681; Ruling Date: 09/19/2007; Ruling Judge: Samac Richardson; Majority Opinion: Carlton, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Rankin County of conviction of armed robbery and sentence of forty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with thirty years to serve, followed by five years of post-release supervision, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Rankin County. Votes: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee and Roberts, JJ., concur.

Donna Callahan and Donna Holst v. Calendar J. Ledbetter and Lee County School Board; Lee Circuit Court; LC Case #: CV02-031(G)L; Ruling Date: 04/24/2007; Ruling Judge: Thomas Gardner, III; Majority Opinion: Roberts, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Lee County is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellants. Votes: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Chandler, Griffis, Ishee and Carlton, JJ., concur. Barnes, J., not participating.

Reginald Anderson v. State of Mississippi; Leflore Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2003-0111-CICR; Ruling Date: 06/10/2004; Ruling Judge: Richard Smith; Majority Opinion: Ishee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Leflore County Circuit Court of conviction of Count I, aggravated assault, and sentence as a habitual offender of twenty years, Count II, aggravated assault, and sentence as a habitual offender of twenty years, and Count III, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and sentence of three years, with all sentences to run concurrently in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, without eligibility for probation or parole, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Leflore County. Votes: Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Roberts and Carlton, JJ., concur. King, C.J., concurs in the result only. Irving, J., concurs in part and in the result.

Raymond L. Pannell v. State of Mississippi; Prentiss Circuit Court; LC Case #: CR05-187 ; Ruling Date: 10/04/2006; Ruling Judge: Thomas Gardner, III; Majority Opinion: Ishee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Prentiss County Circuit Court is reversed and remanded for a new trial. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Prentiss County. Votes: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Chandler, Griffis, Barnes and Roberts, JJ., concur. Carlton, J., concurs in part and dissents in part with separate written opinion joined by Irving, J. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Opinion: Carlton, J. Votes: Irving, J., joins this opinion.

Donna M. Sullivan v. Stephen D. Sullivan; Rankin Chancery Court; LC Case #: 57930; Ruling Date: 03/12/2007; Ruling Judge: Dan Fairly; Majority Opinion: Chandler, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Chancery Court of Rankin County is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts and Carlton, JJ., concur.

Jerome Baskin a/k/a Lil Red Coot v. State of Mississippi; Clay Circuit Court; LC Case #: 8674; Ruling Date: 01/10/2007; Ruling Judge: James Kitchens, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Chandler, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Clay County of conviction of Count I, sale of cocaine, and sentence of thirty years as a subsequent offender in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with five years of post-release supervision, and a fine of $10,000, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts and Carlton, JJ., concur.

Fred Henry Beale v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 05-0-670-00 WSY; Ruling Date: 09/27/2006; Ruling Judge: W. Yerger; Majority Opinion: Myers, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Hinds County of conviction of capital murder and sentence of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: King, C.J., Lee, P.J., Irving, Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts and Carlton, JJ., concur.

Bobby R. Lindsey v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Circuit Court 2nd District; LC Case #: 06-5-062; Ruling Date: 03/06/2007; Ruling Judge: Bobby DeLaughter; Majority Opinion: King, C.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Hinds County of conviction of burglary of a business and sentence of seven years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with three years suspended and three years of supervised probation, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Hinds County. Votes: Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Irving, Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee, Roberts and Carlton, JJ., concur.