Mississippi Supreme Court

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March 18, 1999

03/18/1999 - Hand Down and published opinions in WordPerfect/ZIP format

Waller, William L., Jr.
XX 96-CP-01082-SCT

Bell, Cedric v. State of Mississippi Lee Circuit Court; LC Case#: 96094; Ruling Date: 09/17/1996; Ruling Judge: Barry Ford; Majority Opinion: Waller, J. Disposition: Affirmed in Part, Reversed and Remanded in Part for further proceedings consistent with the Opinion of this Court. Lee County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Concur. Dissenting Opinion: Smith, J. Votes: Mills, J., Joins.


Mills, Michael P.
X 97-KA-00433-SCT

Myers, Jerry v. State of Mississippi Scott Circuit Court; LC Case#: 4775; Ruling Date: 02/18/1997; Ruling Judge: Marcus Gordon; Majority Opinion: Mills, J. Disposition: Conviction of sale of cocaine within 1,000 feet of public park and sentence of fifteen (15) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and payment of a $5,000.00 fine, affirmed. Appellant is given credit for jail time served. Scott County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Concur


Mills, Michael P.
X 97-CA-00464-SCT

Miles, Ivan v. City of Gulfport, Mississippi Harrison Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 9600349; Ruling Date: 03/06/1997; Ruling Judge: Kosta Vlahos; Majority Opinion: Mills, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Concur. McRae, J., Dissents Without Separate Written Opinion.


Mills, Michael P.
X 97-KA-00960-SCT

Walls, Eddie, Jr. a/k/a Eddie Walls, Jr., III v. State of Mississippi Warren Circuit Court; LC Case#: 11659; Ruling Date: 07/14/1994; Ruling Judge: Frank Vollor; Majority Opinion: Mills, J. Disposition: Conviction of sale of cocaine and sentence of thirty (30) years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with ten (10) years suspended for a period of five (5) years with supervised probation, the balance of twenty (20) years to serve, and payment of a fine of $1,000.00, which is suspended, $96.00 court costs, $117.00 state assessments, and $425.00 crime lab fees, affirmed. Fines and costs to be paid upon release as set by his probation officer. Warren County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Concur.


Smith, James W., Jr.
X 97-CA-01443-SCT

Hare, Joseph v. State of Mississippi and Centra Benefit Services, Inc. Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 97255; Ruling Date: 10/20/1997; Ruling Judge: L. Hilburn, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Smith, J. Disposition: Reversed and Rendered. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Concur. Sullivan, P.J., Not Participating.


Prather, Lenore L.
X 97-IA-00824-SCT

W. H. W., Jr. v. J. J., J. B. J. and M. B. J., By and Through J. Kirkham Povall, Their Guardian Ad Litem Bolivar Chancery Court 2nd District; LC Case#: 25979; Ruling Date: 07/03/1997; Ruling Judge: Harvey Ross; Majority Opinion: Prather, C.J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Concur. McRae, J., Dissents Without Separate Written Opinion.


EN BANC
95-CT-00563-SCT

Johnson, Carl Lee a/k/a Carl Lee Griffin v. State of Mississippi Coahoma Circuit Court; LC Case#: 8423; Ruling Date: 05/15/1995; Ruling Judge: Kenneth Thomas; Disposition: This Court denied a previous certiorari petition filed by Carl Lee Johnson in this same case by order entered July 17, 1997, therefore, "Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi" filed by Johnson, dismissed. Order entered.


EN BANC
96-CT-01186-SCT

Gulf Guaranty Life Insurance Company v. Tammy Duett, Administratrix of the Estate of Billy Dewayne Duett, Deceased Humphreys Circuit Court; LC Case#: 924809; Ruling Date: 06/20/1996; Ruling Judge: Jannie Lewis; Disposition: Gulf Guaranty Life Insurance Company's petition for writ of certiorari, denied. To Deny: Prather, C.J., Sullivan and Pittman, P.JJ., McRae, Smith, Mills and Waller, JJ. To Grant: Banks, J. Order entered.


EN BANC
X 97-KA-00568-SCT

McFarland, LaShawn a/k/a LaShawn D. McFarland v. State of Mississippi Rankin Circuit Court; LC Case#: 5355; Ruling Date: 04/04/1997; Ruling Judge: John Toney; Majority Opinion: Smith, J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded for proceedings consistent with the Opinion of this Court. Rankin County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Concur. McRae, J., Concurs in result only.


EN BANC
XX 97-KA-00731-SCT

Gibby, James T. N. a/k/a James Travis Newton Gibby a/k/a James T. Gibby a/k/a James N. Gibby v. State of Mississippi Lauderdale Circuit Court; LC Case#: 70495; Ruling Date: 04/16/1997; Ruling Judge: Robert Bailey; Majority Opinion:Banks, J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Lauderdale County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Concur. McRae, J., Concurs in result only. Dissenting Opinion: Mills, J. Votes: Smith, J., Waller, J., Join.


EN BANC
97-CT-01020-SCT

Phillips, Melvin G. v. State of Mississippi Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 962157; Ruling Date: 03/12/1997; Ruling Judge: Robert Gibbs; Disposition: Phillips' petition for writ of certiorari, denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered.


EN BANC
97-CA-01140-SCT

Harlow, Denise Dowdy v. Grandma's House, Inc. and Becky Chism Roye, Individually, and as Secretary, and David Neal Roye, Individually, and as President Pontotoc Circuit Court; LC Case#: CV96117; Ruling Date: 06/24/1997; Ruling Judge: Frank Russell; Disposition: Motion for rehearing, denied. Banks, J., would grant.


EN BANC
XX 97-KA-01182-SCT

Porter, Charles Holt v. State of Mississippi Lowndes Circuit Court; LC Case#: 96465CR; Ruling Date: 02/27/1997; Ruling Judge: Lee Howard; Majority Opinion:Prather, C.J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Lowndes County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Sullivan, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Waller, J., Concur. Specially Concurring Opinion: Mills, J. Votes: Pittman, P.J., Smith, J., Join.


EN BANC
X 97-CA-01223-SCT

K-Mart Corporation v. Marion A. Hardy, a Minor, By and Through His Natural and Legal Guardian, Deborah Hardy and Larry Hardy, Sr. Harrison Circuit Court 2nd District; LC Case#: 3254; Ruling Date: 07/24/1997; Ruling Judge: Kosta Vlahos; Majority Opinion: Sullivan, P.J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Concur.


EN BANC
X 97-CA-01362-SCT

Esco, Fred, Jr. v. Alice Scott, The Municipal Democratic Executive Committee of the City of Canton, Mississippi, Goldman F. Jones, Jr. and Bernadette Russell Madison Circuit Court; LC Case#: CI970105; Ruling Date: 10/20/1997; Ruling Judge: Frank Vollor; Majority Opinion:McRae, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Concur. Mills, J., Not Participating.


EN BANC
X 97-CA-01474-SCT

Croke, Douglas, George Johnson, Granville A. Pepper, William Turner, Individually and on behalf of Landowners within Southgate Sewer District v. Lowndes County Board of Supervisors and Southgate Sewer District and its Board of Commissioners Lowndes Circuit Court; LC Case#: 95151CV; Ruling Date: 10/22/1997; Ruling Judge: John Montgomery; Majority Opinion: Sullivan, P.J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Pittman, P.J., Banks, J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Concur. Prather, C.J., Not Participating.


EN BANC
XX 98-CA-00510-SCT

Jones, Danny G. v. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Inc.; Lowndes County, Mississippi; Irene Cunningham; Anita Davis; T. Bilinkski; Barbara Little; Carolyn DeSoto; Diane Baine; and Unknown or Misnamed Nurses who treated Danny Jones Lowndes Circuit Court; LC Case#: 94075CV; Ruling Date: 03/04/1998; Ruling Judge: John Montgomery; Consolidated With 98-CA-00551-SCT Danny G. Jones v. Golden Triangle Regional Medical Center, a Hospital; Lowndes County, Mississippi; Irene Cunningham; Anita Davis; T. Bilinkski; Barbara Little; Carolyn DeSoto; Diane Baine; and Unknown or Misnamed Nurses who treated Danny Jones; Lowndes Circuit Court; LC Case#: 95015CV; Ruling Date: 03/04/1998; Ruling Judge: John Montgomery; Majority Opinion: Mills, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Banks, J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Concur. Dissenting Opinion: McRae, J. Votes: Sullivan, P.J., Pittman, P.J., Join.