09/25/2012 - Hand Down and published opinions in WordPerfect/ZIP format

EN BANC
  2012-EC-01506-SCT

D. Phillip Bryant, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Mississippi and as a Member of the State Board of Election Commissioners; Delbert Hoseman, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Mississippi, As the Chief Election Officer of the State of Mississippi and as a Member of the State Board of Election Commissioners; James Hood, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of Mississippi and as a Member of the State Board of Election Commissioners; and The State Board of Election Commissioners v. Latrice Westbrooks; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 251-12-752CIV; Ruling Date: 09/17/2012; Ruling Judge: Winston Kidd; Disposition: Motion to Expedite Appeal and for Relief from the Trial Court's Judgment filed by the State Board of Election Commissioners is dismissed as moot. See opinion of this Court handed down this date.

D. Phillip Bryant, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Mississippi and as a Member of the State Board of Election Commissioners; Delbert Hoseman, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Mississippi, As the Chief Election Officer of the State of Mississippi and as a Member of the State Board of Election Commissioners; James Hood, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of Mississippi and as a Member of the State Board of Election Commissioners; and The State Board of Election Commissioners v. Latrice Westbrooks; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 251-12-752CIV; Ruling Date: 09/17/2012; Ruling Judge: Winston Kidd; Majority Opinion: Lamar, J. Disposition: Vacated. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Carlson and Dickinson, P.JJ., Randolph and Pierce, JJ., Concur. Chandler, J., Dissents With Separate Written Opinion Joined by Kitchens, J. King, J., Dissents With Separate Written Opinion Joined by Kitchens, J.; Chandler, J., Joins In Part. Waller, C.J., not participating. Dissenting Opinion: Chandler, J. Votes: Kitchens, J., Joins This Opinion. Dissenting Opinion: King, J. Votes: Kitchens, J., Joins This Opinion; Chandler, J., Joins in Part.