Supreme Court of MississippiHand Down List
April 8, 2021
04/08/2021 - Hand Down and published opinions in WordPerfect/ZIP format
Randolph, Michael K., C.J.
X 2018-KA-01621-SCT
Jeremy Harris v. State of Mississippi; Tunica Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2018-0005; Ruling Date: 10/04/2018; Ruling Judge: Charles Webster; Majority Opinion: Randolph, C.J. Disposition: Reversed and Rendered. Tunica County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur.
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2015-DR-00954-SCT
David Dickerson v. State of Mississippi; Copiah Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2011-0049CR; Ruling Date: 07/25/2012; Ruling Judge: Lamar Pickard; Disposition: The Motion for Leave to Proceed in the Trial Court with a Petition for Post-Conviction Relief is Denied. See opinion of this Court handed down this date.
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X 2015-DR-00954-SCT
David Dickerson v. State of Mississippi; Copiah Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2011-0049CR; Ruling Date: 07/25/2012; Ruling Judge: Lamar Pickard; Majority Opinion: Coleman, J. Disposition: Post-Conviction Relief Denied. Copiah County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur.
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XX 2017-CT-01082-SCT
Sedrick Buchanan and Armand Jones a/k/a Armond Jones a/k/a A.J. Jones v. State of Mississippi; Leflore Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2016-0063 (CICR); Ruling Date: 06/15/2017; Ruling Judge: W. Hines; Majority Opinion: Griffis, J. Disposition: Affirmed in Part; Reversed and Rendered in Part. Leflore County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ., Concur. Kitchens, P.J., Concurs in Part and in Result with Separate Written Opinion Joined by King, P.J.; Ishee, J., Joins in Part. Concurring in Part and in Result Opinion: Kitchens, P.J. Votes: King, P.J., Joins This Opinion. Ishee, J., Joins This Opinion in Part.
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2018-CT-00353-SCT
William T. White v. Patsy B. White; Pike Circuit Court; LC Case #: 16-062-PCS-PCT; Ruling Date: 08/21/2017; Ruling Judge: Michael Taylor; Disposition: The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by William T. White is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 4/01/21.
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2018-CT-00910-SCT
Abigail K. Murphy v. William Carey University, Dean James Turner, and Dr. Richard Margaitis; Forrest Circuit Court; LC Case #: CI-15-0114; Ruling Date: 06/08/2018; Ruling Judge: Robert Helfrich; Disposition: The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by William Carey University, et al., is denied. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Randolph, C.J., and Griffis, J. Order entered 4/01/21.
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2018-CT-01654-SCT
James L. Hughes v. Sandra Humphreys Shipp, David Shipp, Individually, David Shipp d/b/a Rose Lake LLC, and Rose Lake LLC; Yazoo Chancery Court; LC Case #: 82CH1:17-cv-00182; Ruling Date: 09/13/2018; Ruling Judge: James Walker; Disposition: James L. Hughes's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is granted. All Justices Agree. Order entered 4/05/21.
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2019-CT-00238-SCT
Kemily Rankin v. Kelvin Rankin; Warren Chancery Court; LC Case #: 75CH1:17-cv-00278-VRB; Ruling Date: 12/19/2018; Ruling Judge: Vicki Barnes; Disposition: The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Kelvin Rankin is granted. To Grant: All Justices. Order entered 4/01/21.
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2019-CT-01369-SCT
Walter J. Sullivan v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security and Monroe County Board of Supervisors; Monroe Circuit Court; LC Case #: CV2018-300; Ruling Date: 07/31/2019; Ruling Judge: Paul Funderburk; Disposition: Walter J. Sullivan's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 3/31/21.
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2019-CT-01396-SCT
Patrick L. King a/k/a Patrick Lashun King a/k/a Pat L. King a/k/a Patrick King v. State of Mississippi; Copiah Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2012-0037-CR; Ruling Date: 10/22/2019; Ruling Judge: Tomika Irving; Disposition: Patrick King's Motion for a Writ of Certiorari is dismissed as untimely. Order entered 3/30/21.