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Nathaniel Walden a/k/a Nathaniel "Dude" Walden v. State of Mississippi; Holmes Circuit Court; LC Case #: 2013-0150; Ruling Date: 02/18/2014; Ruling Judge: Jannie Lewis; Majority Opinion: Dickinson, P.J. Disposition: Reversed and Remanded. Holmes County taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Waller, C.J., Randolph, P.J., Lamar, Kitchens, King, Coleman and Beam, JJ., Concur. Maxwell, J., not participating.

Kenneth K. Stallings v. Meeka Morgan Allen; Claiborne Chancery Court; LC Case #: 99-0005; Ruling Date: 05/16/2014; Ruling Judge: E. Davis; Disposition: The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Kenneth K. Stallings is denied. To Deny: All Justices. Order entered.

Kenneth R. Goldsmith a/k/a Kenneth Goldsmith a/k/a Kenneth Ray Goldsmith v. State of Mississippi; Rankin Circuit Court; LC Case #: 25258; Ruling Date: 02/26/2014; Ruling Judge: Samac Richardson; Disposition: The Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Kenneth R. Goldsmith is dismissed. Order entered.

In Re: Robert Shuler Smith; Hinds Circuit Court 1st District; LC Case #: 14-CV-9004; Ruling Judge: Jeff Weill, Sr.; Disposition: The Motion for Writs of Prohibition and Mandamus with respect to Order Stripping Smith of his duties as District Attorney is granted. Judge Weill's Administrative Order of Immediate Temporary Disqualification of the Hinds County District Attorney is vacated. District Attorney Smith's request to have this Court unseal the files in Hinds County Circuit Court Case Nos. 251-16-26, 251-16-355, and 251-16-543 is dismissed to be heard by Special Circuit Judge Roberts. Agree: Waller, C.J., Dickinson, P.J., Lamar, King, Maxwell and Beam, JJ. Randolph, P.J., Objects with Separate Written Statement. Coleman, J., Agrees in Part and in Result with Separate Written Statement. Not Participating: Kitchens, J. Order entered.