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Dickinson, Jess H.
X  2005-KA-01393-SCT

Edgar Ray Killen v. State of Mississippi; Neshoba Circuit Court; LC Case #: 05-CR-0006-NS-G; Ruling Date: 06/23/2005; Ruling Judge: Marcus Gordon; Majority Opinion: Dickinson, J. Disposition: Count l: Conviction of Manslaughter and Sentence of Twenty (20) Years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Affirmed. Count ll: Conviction of Manslaughter and Sentence of Twenty (20) Years in the Custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Affirmed. Sentence in Count ll shall run consecutively to the sentence imposed in Count l. Count lll: Conviction of Manslaughter and Sentence of Twenty (20) Years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Affirmed. Sentence in Count lll shall run consecutively to the sentences imposed in Counts I and ll or a total sentence of sixty (60) years to serve. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Smith, C.J., Waller and Cobb, P.JJ., Diaz, Carlson, Graves and Randolph, JJ., Concur. Easley, J., not participating.

Tracy Dixon and Jerry Ford a/k/a Jerry Lee Ford v. State of Mississippi; Sunflower Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2004-0049-K; Ruling Date: 07/21/2004; Ruling Judge: W. Hines; Majority Opinion: Smith, C.J. Disposition: As to Tracy Dixon: Conviction of Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute and Sentence of Thirty (30) Years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and Payment of a fine of $500,000, Affirmed. As to Jerry Lee Ford: Conviction of Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute and Sentence of Thirty (30) Years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and Payment of a fine of $500,000, Affirmed. Appellants taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Diaz, Easley, Carlson, Graves, Dickinson and Randolph, JJ., Concur. Cobb, P.J., Concurs in Result Only. Waller, P.J., not participating.

Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad Company, A Corporation v. James Wesley Hall; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 251-02-988CIV; Ruling Date: 10/22/2004; Ruling Judge: Winston Kidd; Majority Opinion: Dickinson, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Diaz, Easley and Randolph, JJ., Concur. Smith, C.J., Dissents with Separate Written Opinion Joined by Cobb, P.J., and Carlson, J. Waller, P.J., and Graves, J., not participating. Dissenting Opinion: Smith, C.J. Votes: Cobb, P.J., and Carlson, J., Join This Opinion.

Elizabeth Joy (Selby) Giannaris v. Stephen Andrew Giannaris; Harrison Chancery Court 2nd District; LC Case #: C2402-02-423; Ruling Date: 08/17/2004; Ruling Judge: Carter Bise; Disposition: Petition for writ of certiorari filed by counsel for Elizabeth Joy Giannaris is granted. To Grant: Smith, C.J., Waller and Cobb, P.JJ., Diaz, Carlson, Dickinson and Randolph, JJ. To Deny: Easley and Graves, JJ. Order entered.

Dunlap Acres, Ltd. and Shannon Rentals, Ltd. v. Intervest Development Corporation, Intervest Partners Corporation, Intervest Corporation, West Point Housing, L.P., Shannon Housing, L.P., J. Steve Nail and Rodney H. Dudley; Hinds Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case #: G98-2214-0/3; Ruling Date: 06/01/2005; Ruling Judge: Denise Owens; Disposition: Petition for writ of certiorari filed by counsel for Dunlap Acres, Ltd., and Shannon Rentals, Ltd., is denied. To Deny: Smith, C.J., Diaz, Easley, Carlson, Graves, Dickinson and Randolph, JJ. To Grant: Waller and Cobb, P.JJ. Order entered.

Eddie Oaks, Brenda Oaks, Oaks Insurance Agency, Inc. and Desoto Insurance, Inc. v. Donald E. Sellers; DeSoto Circuit Court; LC Case #: CV2003-0010CD; Ruling Date: 12/12/2005; Ruling Judge: Robert Chamberlin; Majority Opinion: Easley, J. Disposition: Reversed and Rendered. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Smith, C.J., Waller, P.J., Diaz, Carlson and Graves, JJ., Concur. Dickinson and Randolph, JJ., Concur in Part and in Result. Cobb, P.J., not participating.

Alphonso Hayden v. State of Mississippi; Lowndes Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2004-0645-CR1; Ruling Date: 05/15/2006; Ruling Judge: James Kitchens, Jr.; Disposition: Alphonso Hayden's Petition for Release Pending Appeal from Judgment of Conviction is denied. To Grant: Graves, J. Not Participating: Diaz, J. Order entered.