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Gregory Wilder a/k/a Gregory Okeith Wilder v. State of Mississippi; Madison Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2010-0332-R; Ruling Date: 04/21/2011; Ruling Judge: William Chapman, III; Majority Opinion: Fair, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Madison County Circuit Court of conviction of murder and sentence of life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Madison County. Votes: Lee, C.J., Irving and Griffis, P.JJ., Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton, Maxwell and Russell, JJ., Concur.

Jerrica Quinsha Hamilton v. Edward D. Houston; Panola Chancery Court 2nd District; LC Case #: B-11-04-0163ML; Ruling Date: 07/28/2011; Ruling Judge: Mitchell Lundy, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Maxwell, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Panola County Chancery Court is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: Lee, C.J., Irving and Griffis, P.JJ., Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton, Russell and Fair, JJ., Concur.

Serhonda Brown v. Kenyader Weatherspoon; Madison Chancery Court; LC Case #: 2002-129; Ruling Date: 06/07/2011; Ruling Judge: Janace Goree; Majority Opinion: Roberts, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Madison County Chancery Court is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: Lee, C.J., Irving and Griffis, P.JJ., Barnes, Ishee, Carlton, Maxwell, Russell and Fair, JJ., Concur.

Dennis Scales a/k/a Dennis K. Scales v. State of Mississippi; Noxubee Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2008-0179; Ruling Date: 06/25/2009; Ruling Judge: Lee Howard; Majority Opinion: Ishee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Noxubee County Circuit Court denying the motion for post-conviction relief is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Noxubee County. Votes: Lee, C.J., Griffis, P.J., Barnes, Roberts, Carlton, Maxwell and Fair, JJ., Concur. Irving, P.J., and Russell, J., Concur in Result Only Without Separate Written Opinion.

Dennis Huggins, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Dennis Huggins, III v. Guideone Services, LLC d/b/a Guideone Insurance Company and First Apostolic Church of West Meridian; Lauderdale Circuit Court; LC Case #: 07-CV-175W; Ruling Date: 06/14/2011; Ruling Judge: Lester Williamson, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Ishee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Lauderdale County Circuit Court is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: Lee, C.J., Irving and Griffis, P.JJ., Barnes, Roberts, Maxwell and Fair, JJ., Concur. Russell, J., Concurs in Part and in the Result Without Separate Written Opinion. Carlton, J., Dissents Without Separate Written Opinion.

Carla Land; Joshua Land; Misty Moudy; Prentice J. Land; Jason D.Russell, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Richard D. Russell, Deceased, and Danny Russell, a Minor, as Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Benjamin Dewayne Russell v. Attala County, Mississippi, through the Attala County Board of Supervisors; Attala Circuit Court; LC Case #: 09-0172-CV-L; Ruling Date: 07/07/2011; Ruling Judge: Joseph Loper, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Ishee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Attala County Circuit Court is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellants. Votes: Griffis, P.J., Barnes, Roberts and Fair, JJ., Concur. Irving, P.J., Dissents With Separate Written Opinion, Joined by Lee, C.J., Carlton and Russell, JJ. Maxwell, J., Not Participating. Dissenting Opinion: Irving, P.J. Votes: Lee, C.J., Carlton and Russell, JJ., Join This Opinion.

Henry Lee Craig a/k/a Henry Craig a/k/a "Ju" a/k/a "Ju Man" a/k/a Fleetwood v. State of Mississippi; Jackson Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2009-10,520(2); Ruling Date: 05/11/2011; Ruling Judge: Kathy Jackson; Majority Opinion: Ishee, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Jackson County Circuit Court of conviction of murder and sentence of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Jackson County. Votes: Lee, C.J., Irving and Griffis, P.JJ., Barnes, Roberts, Carlton, Maxwell, Russell and Fair, JJ., Concur.

Chris Harrell a/k/a Christopher Harrell v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 10-0-715; Ruling Date: 08/05/2010; Ruling Judge: W. Yerger; Majority Opinion: Barnes, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Hinds County of conviction of Count I, capital murder, while in the commission of a robbery, and Count II, possession of a firearm by a felon, and sentences of life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without possibility of parole or probation on Count I, and ten years on Count II, to be served concurrently with the sentence in Count I, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Hinds County. Votes: Lee, C.J., Irving and Griffis, P.JJ., Ishee, Roberts, Carlton, Maxwell and Fair, JJ., Concur. Russell, J., Concurs in Part and in the Result Without Separate Written Opinion.

Jamal Johnson a/k/a Jamal Alvis Johnson v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 09-0-981-CRH; Ruling Date: 06/14/2011; Ruling Judge: L. Hilburn; Majority Opinion: Barnes, J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Hinds County of conviction of Counts I and II, murder, and sentences of life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections on each count, with the sentences to run concurrently, is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to Hinds County. Votes: Lee, C.J., Irving and Griffis, P.JJ., Ishee, Roberts, Carlton, Maxwell, Russell and Fair, JJ., Concur.

In the Matter of The Estate of Theodore Clark Weill, Deceased: Janelle Skinner Weill v. Terry Paul Weill; Pike Chancery Court; LC Case #: 2009-635; Ruling Date: 01/26/2011; Ruling Judge: Debbra Halford; Majority Opinion: Griffis, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Chancery Court of Pike County is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellant. Votes: Lee, C.J., Barnes, Ishee, Roberts, Carlton, Maxwell, Russell and Fair, JJ., Concur. Irving, P.J., Concurs in Part and in the Result Without Separate Written Opinion.

Christopher Jones, Vicki Cole, Richard Cole, Debbie Bishop, Kenneth Bishop, Dewell Smith and Roosevelt Spencer v. Brenda Jo Mullen d/b/a Mullen and Company, C.P.A.; Madison Circuit Court; LC Case #: CI-2010-0393-C; Ruling Date: 06/24/2011; Ruling Judge: William Chapman, III; Majority Opinion: Griffis, P.J. Disposition: The judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County is affirmed. All costs of this appeal are assessed to the appellants. Votes: Lee, C.J., Barnes, Ishee, Roberts and Fair, JJ., Concur. Carlton and Russell, JJ., Concur in Result Only. Irving, P.J., and Maxwell, J., Not Participating.

Carl Watts a/k/a Carl Wayne Watts v. State of Mississippi; Wayne Circuit Court; LC Case #: CV2011-87-W; Ruling Date: 04/26/2011; Ruling Judge: Lester Williamson, Jr.; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is dismissed. Order entered.

Jimmie Roach a/k/a Jimmie C. Roach a/k/a Jimmy Roach v. State of Mississippi; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 251-10-809; Ruling Date: 12/16/2010; Ruling Judge: S. Harrison; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Carlton, J., would grant. Order entered.

Jeffrey Dale Chapell v. State of Mississippi; DeSoto Circuit Court; LC Case #: CV2010-0200MD; Ruling Date: 02/17/2011; Ruling Judge: James McClure, III; Disposition: The motion for rehearing is denied. Order entered.