Mississippi Supreme Court

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June 29, 2000

06/29/2000 - Hand Down and published opinions in WordPerfect/ZIP format

Diaz, Oliver E., Jr.
X 1999-CA-01063-SCT

Ivison, Herbert B. Jr. v. Leigh S. Ivison Hinds Chancery Court 1st District; LC Case#: 147684; Ruling Date: 06/14/1999; Ruling Judge: Pat Wise; Majority Opinion: Diaz, J. Disposition: Reversed and Rendered. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, P.J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Concur.


EN BANC
XX 97-CT-00558-SCT

Fears, Marcus v. State of Mississippi Perry Circuit Court; LC Case#: 4437; Ruling Date: 03/04/1997; Ruling Judge: Richard McKenzie; Majority Opinion: Smith, J. Disposition: The motion for rehearing is granted. The original opinion is withdrawn and this opinion is substituted therefor. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. Perry County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Mills, J., Cobb, J., Concur. Pittman, P.J., Diaz, J., Not Participating. Dissenting Opinion: Waller, J. Votes: Banks, P.J., McRae, J., Join.


EN BANC
98-CT-00084-SCT

White, Michael a/k/a Michael E. White v. State of Mississippi Copiah Circuit Court; LC Case#: 15122; Ruling Date: 11/06/1997; Ruling Judge: Lamar Pickard; Disposition: Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Michael White, denied. To Deny: Prather, C.J., Pittman and Banks, P.JJ., Smith, Mills, Waller and Cobb, JJ. To Grant: McRae, J. Not Participating: Diaz, J. Order entered.


EN BANC
XX 98-KA-00130-SCT

Davis, David L. a/k/a David Latrell Davis v. State of Mississippi Jackson Circuit Court; LC Case#: 9610592; Ruling Date: 11/19/1997; Ruling Judge: James Backstrom; Majority Opinion: Cobb, J. Disposition: Conviction of capital murder and sentence of life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without the possibility of parole, good-time, earned-time or other administrative reduction of sentence affirmed. Jackson County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Diaz, J., Concur. Pittman, P.J., Concurs in result only. Concurring Opinion: Banks, P.J. Votes: McRae, J., Waller, J., Join.


EN BANC
XX 98-KA-00224-SCT

Mangum, Ted a/k/a Ted Mangum, III v. State of Mississippi Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 971392; Ruling Date: 12/16/1997; Ruling Judge: Robert Gibbs; Majority Opinion: Waller, J. Disposition: Conviction of capital murder and sentence of life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, affirmed. Hinds County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Pittman, P.J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Cobb, J., Diaz, J., Concur. Dissenting Opinion: Banks, P.J. Votes: Prather, C.J., McRae, J., Join.


EN BANC
XX 1998-CT-00996-SCT

Riddley, Aundra Lavell v. State of Mississippi Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 962394; Ruling Date: 02/12/1997; Ruling Judge: L. Hilburn, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Smith, J. Disposition: Affirmed. Hinds County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Mills, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Concur. Diaz, J., Not Participating. Dissenting Opinion: Banks, P.J. Votes: Prather, C.J., Pittman, P.J., McRae, J., Join.


EN BANC
XX 1998-CA-01028-SCT

McLemore, Anita Minor v. Carl D. McLemore Rankin Chancery Court; LC Case#: 42910; Ruling Date: 05/18/1998; Ruling Judge: Thomas Zebert; Majority Opinion: Cobb, J. Disposition: Affirmed as Modified. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Diaz, J., Concur. McRae, J., Concurs in Part . Pittman, P.J., Concurs in result only. Mills, J., Not Participating. Dissenting Opinion:Banks, P.J. Votes: McRae, J., Joins.


EN BANC
X 1999-CA-00108-SCT

W., L. v. C. W. B., R. B. and Tishomingo County Department of Human Services Itawamba Chancery Court; LC Case#: 98A342; Ruling Date: 12/11/1998; Ruling Judge: Timothy Ervin; Majority Opinion: Cobb, J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, P.J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Diaz, J., Concur.


EN BANC
XX 1999-CA-00210-SCT

Miller, Sheila Fox, Peggy Fox Watz and Gary Merkell Fox, Next Friends and Sole Beneficiaries of the Intestate Estate of M. Merkell Fox v. W. Mark Meeks, M. D. Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case#: 95178CIV; Ruling Date: 10/22/1998; Ruling Judge: James Graves, Jr.; Majority Opinion: Mills, J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Pittman, P.J., Banks, P.J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Diaz, J., Concur. Prather, C.J., Not Participating. Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Opinion: McRae, J.


EN BANC
X 1999-DP-00769-SCT

Eskridge, Roderick v. State of Mississippi Grenada Circuit Court; LC Case#: 980011ACR; Ruling Date: 01/26/1999; Ruling Judge: C. Morgan, III; Majority Opinion: McRae, J. Disposition: On change of venue to Attala County. Conviction of capital murder and sentence of death by lethal injection, affirmed. Execution date to be set within sixty days of final disposition of this case pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Section 99-19-105(7) (Supp. 1999) and M.R.A.P. 41(a). Grenada County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Prather, C.J., Pittman, P.J., Banks, P.J., Smith, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Diaz, J., Concur. Mills, J., Not Participating.


EN BANC
XX 96-DP-00943-SCT

Manning, Willie Jerome a/k/a "Fly" v. State of Mississippi Oktibbeha Circuit Court; LC Case#: 13086; Ruling Date: 07/30/1996; Ruling Judge: John Montgomery; Consolidated With 1999-DP-01185-SCT Willie Jerome Manning a/k/a Fly v. State of Mississippi; Oktibbeha Circuit Court; LC Case#: 13086; Ruling Date: 06/03/1999; Ruling Judge: John Montgomery; Majority Opinion: Prather, C.J. Disposition: Conviction of capital murder (two counts) and sentence of death by lethal injection, affirmed. Execution date to be set within sixty days of final disposition of this case pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Section 99-19-105(7) (Supp. 1999) and M.R.A.P. 41(a). Oktibbeha County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Pittman, P.J., McRae, J., Smith, J., Mills, J., Waller, J., Cobb, J., Diaz, J., Concur. Dissenting Opinion: Banks, P.J.