Supreme Court of MississippiHand Down List
April 9, 2020
04/09/2020 - Hand Down and published opinions in WordPerfect/ZIP format
Randolph, Michael K., C.J.
XX 2018-KA-01509-SCT
Michael Shantez Willis a/k/a Michael Willis v. State of Mississippi; Copiah Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2018-0004-CR-A; Ruling Date: 08/13/2018; Ruling Judge: Lamar Pickard; Majority Opinion: Randolph, C.J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Maxwell, Beam, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Concur. King, P.J., Concurs in Part and in Result with Separate Written Opinion Joined by Coleman and Chamberlin, JJ. Kitchens, P.J., not participating. Concurring in Part and in Result Opinion: King, P.J. Votes: Coleman and Chamberlin, JJ., Join This Opinion.
EN BANC
2017-CT-01037-SCT
Jason Holloway a/k/a Jason Rickey Holloway v. State of Mississippi; Alcorn Circuit Court; LC Case #: CR12-251; Ruling Date: 06/22/2016; Ruling Judge: Thomas Gardner, III; Disposition: The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Jason Holloway is denied. To Deny: all Justices. Order entered 4/06/20.
EN BANC
2017-CA-01457-SCT
In the Matter of the Conservatorship of Carolyn Bowen Young: Jim Young, as Executor of the Estate of Carolyn Bowen Young, Deceased v. John Kennedy, Joseph Kennedy and Jimmy Kennedy; Lee Chancery Court; LC Case #: 2015-1506 (41), 2015-1541; Ruling Date: 10/11/2017; Ruling Judge: John Hatcher; Disposition: The Motion for Rehearing filed by the Appellees is denied.
EN BANC
2018-CT-00018-SCT
Agustin Mendez Lopez, Conservator of the Person and Estate of Juan Mendez v. Bellamare Development, LLC and Sandeep K. Sethi; Lincoln Circuit Court; LC Case #: CI 2014-0279-LS; Ruling Date: 10/02/2017; Ruling Judge: David Strong, Jr.; Disposition: The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Agustin Mendez Lopez is denied. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ. To Grant: Griffis, J. Order entered 3/31/20.
EN BANC
2018-CT-00312-SCT
Billy Carol Anderson a/k/a Billy Carol Anderson Sr. v. State of Mississippi; George Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2013-10,038(1); Ruling Date: 07/06/2015; Ruling Judge: Robert Krebs; Disposition: Billy Carol Anderson's Writ of Certiorari is denied. All Justices Agree. Order entered 4/02/20.
EN BANC
2018-CT-00544-SCT
Patsy B. White v. William T. White d/b/a Royers Estates Inc.; Pike Chancery Court; LC Case #: 57CH1:14-cv-00374-S; Ruling Date: 03/23/2018; Ruling Judge: Susan Sheldon; Disposition: William White's Petition for Writ of Certiorari is dismissed. To Dismiss: Kitchens, P.J., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam and Chamberlin, JJ. To Deny: Randolph, C.J., King, P.J., and Ishee, J. Not Participating: Griffis, J. Order entered 4/01/20.
EN BANC
XX 2018-CA-01133-SCT
Ray Virgil, Barbara Lloyd and Cassandra Johnson v. Southwest Mississippi Electric Power Association; Adams Chancery Court; LC Case #: 2017-0728; Ruling Date: 07/31/2018; Ruling Judge: George Ward; Majority Opinion: Griffis, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellants taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ., Concur. King, P.J., Dissents with Separate Written Opinion. Randolph, C.J., and Kitchens, P.J., not participating. Dissenting Opinion: King, P.J.
EN BANC
2018-KA-01587-SCT
Willie Nash a/k/a Willie Cole Nash v. State of Mississippi; Newton Circuit Court; LC Case #: 18-CR017-NW-MD; Ruling Date: 08/23/2018; Ruling Judge: Mark Duncan; Disposition: The Motion for Rehearing filed by Appellant is denied. Ishee, J., would dismiss. Opinion is modified on page 1 and at paragraph 13.
EN BANC
XX 2019-CA-00209-SCT
City of Vicksburg, Mississippi v. Herbert A. Williams; Warren Circuit Court; LC Case #: 75CI1:14-cv-00067; Ruling Date: 12/28/2018; Ruling Judge: Isadore Patrick, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Griffis, J. Disposition: Reversed and Rendered. Appellee 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. Concurring in Part and in Result Opinion: Kitchens, P.J. Votes: King, P.J., Joins This Opinion.
EN BANC
2019-IA-01462-SCT
The P.R. Hughes Trading Company v. Mary Ann Brown; Lee County Court; LC Case #: CV2017-000895; Ruling Date: 09/04/2019; Ruling Judge: James Moore; Disposition: The Petition for Interlocutory Appeal Pursuant to Rule 5 of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure filed by The P.R. Hughes Trading Company is granted. To Grant: Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ. To Deny: Kitchens and King, P.JJ. Not Participating: Randolph, C.J. Order entered 3/31/20.
EN BANC
2019-TS-01524
Brenda Harness Thornton v. Timothy Terrell Thornton, Sr.; Pike Chancery Court; LC Case #: 57CH1:15-cv-00484-WS; Ruling Date: 09/12/2019; Ruling Judge: Wayne Smith; Disposition: The Appellee's Motion to Dismiss Appeal is dismissed. The Motion for Leave to Appeal In Forma Pauperis is dismissed. The Amended Motion for Extension of Time is granted. Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin, Ishee and Griffis, JJ., Agree. Coleman, J., Disagrees. Order entered 3/31/20.
EN BANC
2020-AD-00001-SCT
In Re: Administrative Orders of the Supreme Court of Mississippi; Disposition: En banc order directing the disbursement of $203,107.11 in civil legal assistance funds among the MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, North MS Rural Legal Services, and MS Center for Legal Services. Order entered 4/2/20.