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Corresponding Briefserv NewsletterCaseDocket NumberDateNature of CaseHeadnote TopicsOpining Judge
Week of 4/1 – 4/7HAYES V. THOMAS2024-04-04 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, applicability, election contest, default judgment, statutory silenceJustice Ishee
Week of 4/1 – 4/7STATE V. ALRDICH2024-04-04 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, motion practice, intervention, pleadings, error, property, public trust, boundary challenge, coastal land, artificial accretions, equitable defenses, estoppelJustice Ishee
Week of 4/1 – 4/7ARCHIE V. STATE2024-04-04 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, alibi defense, corroboration, burden of proof, reasonable doubt, jury instruction, evidence, authentication, photographs, role of the jury, weight of the evidence, appellate procedure, ineffective assistance of counsel, elementsJustice Chamberlin
Week of 4/1 – 4/7BARKER V. IVORY2024-04-02 00:00:00CivilAppellate procedure, failure to raise issue, procedural bar, election law, qualifications, residency, domicileJustice Griffis
Week of 4/1 – 4/7BROWN V. BLACK2024-04-02 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, final order, certification, appeals, jurisdiction, notice, final order, open estate, wills and estates, beneficiaries, reimbursementJudge Emfinger
Week of 4/1 – 4/7EATON V. HANEY2024-04-02 00:00:00CivilAdministrative law, appeals, sufficiency of evidence, contracts, damages, evidence, sufficient proof, appeals, failure to cite, misconduct, attorney's feesJudge Smith
Week of 4/1 – 4/7PETTIS V. NE. MISS. ELEC. POWER ASS'N2024-04-02 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, statute of limitations discovery rule, appeals, failure to raise an issue, service of processPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 4/1 – 4/7HAND V. STATE2024-04-02 00:00:00CriminalCriminal law, kidnapping, elements, child exploitation, knowing of possessionJudge Greenlee
Week of 4/8 – 4/14COLLINS V. COLLINS2022-CA-00903-COA2024-04-09 00:00:00CivilFamily law, divorce, termination of alimony, domestic relations, de facto marriage, alimony, de facto marriagePresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 4/8 – 4/14DIXON V. DIXON2022-CA-00679-COA2024-04-09 00:00:00CivilFamily law, child custody, welfare and best interest of the child, Albright factors, chancellor discretionChief Judge Barnes
Week of 4/8 – 4/14HORN V. SEEDEN2023-CA-00090-COA2024-04-09 00:00:00CivilFamily law, custody, in loco parentis, parental rights, natural-parent presumption, rebuttalPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 4/8 – 4/14HOUSTON V. HOUSTON2021-CA-01047-COA2024-04-09 00:00:00CivilAppellate jurisdiction, jurisdiction, notice of appeal, civil procedure, appeals, final judgmentJudge McCarty
Week of 4/8 – 4/14LEE V. CITY OF PASCAGOULA2022-CA-01190-COA2024-04-09 00:00:00CivilProperty, notice, demolition, menace property, scope of hearing, mootness, content on the recordJudge McCarty
Week of 4/8 – 4/14BOYD V. STATE2022-KA-01069-COA2024-04-09 00:00:00CriminalCriminal law, capital murder, elements, robbery, new trial, sufficiency of evidencePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 4/8 – 4/14COURSE V. STATE2022-KA-00760-COA2024-04-09 00:00:00CriminalCriminal, procedure, pre-trial motions, amending indictments, witness testimony, surprise, evidence, hearsay, admissibility, confrontation clause, admissibility, sentencing, enhanced sentencesJudge Greenlee
Week of 4/8 – 4/14MARTINEZ V. STATE2021-KA-00606-COA2024-04-09 00:00:00CriminalSixth amendment, right to speedy trial, Barker factors, venue, change of venue, appeal, procedure, failure to provide complete record on appealJudge Smith
Week of 4/15 – 4/21REEVES V. GARY2024-EC-00406-SCT2024-04-11 00:00:00En banc orderEn banc orderJustice Ishee
Week of 4/15 – 4/21ROBINSON V. STATE2023-KA-00184-SCT2024-04-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, ineffective assistance of counsel, burden of proof, criminal law, homicide, self-defenseJustice Griffis
Week of 4/15 – 4/21MCLELLAN V. MCLELLAN2022-CA-01006-COA2024-04-16 00:00:00CivilFamily law, custody, Albright factors, best interest of the childrenPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 4/15 – 4/21CLEMONS V. STATE2022-CA-00700-COA2024-04-16 00:00:00CivilCriminal procedure, eighth amendment, Miller factors, evidentiary burdenPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 4/15 – 4/21BRADFORD V. STATE2022-KA-00493-COA2024-04-16 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, appeals, waiver, evidence, discovery violations, Brady test, jury instructions, reversible error, ineffective assistance of counsel, burden of proofChief Judge Barnes
Week of 4/22 – 4/28MORTON V. STATE2018-M-005412024-04-22 00:00:00En banc orderEn banc orderJustice Ishee
Week of 4/22 – 4/28PARKS V. STATE2018-M-007392024-04-25 00:00:00En banc orderEn banc orderJustice Ishee
Week of 4/22 – 4/28BRECHEEN V. BRECHEEN2022-CA-00190-COA2024-04-23 00:00:00CivilFamily law, visitation, family violence, child sipport, calculation, divorce, marital property, award of tax exemption, factorsJudge McCarty
Week of 4/22 – 4/28CLARK V. MCDONALD2022-CP-01296-COA2024-04-23 00:00:00CivilAdministrative law, appellate review, agency order, state boards and agencies, procedural due processChief Judge Barnes
Week of 4/22 – 4/28WHITE V. HOME DEPOT2022-WC-00894-COA; Consolidated with: 2022-WC-00905-COA2024-04-23 00:00:00CivilWorkers' compensation, standard for admission, medical records, burden of proof, disability benefits, treatment, choice of physician, compensable injury, issue preclusion, citing legal authorityJudge Smith; Mississippi Workers' Compensation Committee
Week of 4/22 – 4/28MAI V. STATE2022-KA-00798-COA2024-04-23 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, sufficiency, challenge, criminal procedure, jury instructions, refusal, admissibility, other crimesChief Judge Barnes
Week of 4/29 – 5/5CRAWFORD V. E. MISS. STATE HOSP. INC.2022-CA-00753-COA2024-04-30 00:00:00CivilEvidence, expert witnesses, opposing testimony, torts, wrongful death, causation, joinder, evidentiary burden, survival statuteJudge Lawrence
Week of 4/29 – 5/5TAYLOR V. JOHNSON2022-CA-00734-COA2024-04-30 00:00:00Civil Civil procedure, motion practice, summary judgment, torts, negligence, proximate cause, proofJudge Emfinger
Week of 4/29 – 5/5TURNER V. TURNER2023-CA-00216-COA2024-04-30 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, motion practice, conversion of a motion to dismiss, dismissal, summary judgmentJudge Greenlee
Week of 4/29 – 5/5HARRIS V. STATE2023-CP-00227-COA2024-04-30 00:00:00CivilPost-conviction relief, probation revocation, failure to pay, harmless error, civil procedure, appeal, waiverChief Judge Barnes
Week of 4/29 – 5/5SUAREZ V. STATE2023-KA-00526-COA2024-04-30 00:00:00CriminalCriminal law, burglary, elements, circumstances likely to terrorize, intentionality, jury instructions, lesser-included offensePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 4/29 – 5/5WHIDDON V. STATE2022-KA-00616-COA2024-04-30 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, pre-indictment delay, due process, evidence, hearsay, exception, trial conduct, comments on evidence, jury instruction, reversible error, appellate review, sufficiency of evidenceJudge Smith
Week of 5/6 – 5/12WALTER V. STATE2021-M-011252024-05-02 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Coleman
Week of 4/29 – 5/5HINES V. CALDWELL2023-IA-00813-SCT; Consolidated with: 2023-IA-00839-SCT2024-05-02 00:00:00CivilFamily law, custody, evidence in child's best interests, hearing for permanent custodyJustice Beam; Hon. Percy L. Lynchard Jr.
Week of 4/29 – 5/5MIDSOUTH ASS'N OF INDEP. SCHS. V. PARENTS FOR PUB. SCHS.2022-SA-01129-SCT2024-05-02 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, jurisdiction, standing, threatened injury, taxpayer standingJustice Chamberlin
Week of 5/6 – 5/12CITY OF VERONA V. MOFFETT2022-WC-01050-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CivilWorkers' compensation, credibility of evidence, conflicting testimony, evidence, causation, standard of review, substantial evidenceJudge Westbrooks
Week of 5/6 – 5/12MAC LONG HOMES, LLC V. OLVERA CONSTR., LLC2022-CA-00938-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CivilContracts, statute of limitations, breach of contract, torts,negligence, accrual, contracts, indemnity, ripeness, appellate procedure, judgment, affirmation despite reasonJudge Smith
Week of 5/6 – 5/12WEATHERLY V. WEATHERLY2022-CA-00804-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CivilFamily law, custody, best interest of child, divorce, alimony, attorney's feesJudge Lawrence
Week of 5/6 – 5/12DOBBINS V. STATE2023-CA-00562-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CivilCriminal law, post-conviction relief, successive motions, timing, dismissal, summary dismissalJudge Emfinger
Week of 5/6 – 5/12HOLLON V. STATE2023-CP-00202-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CivilCriminal law, plea deal, recommendation of sentencing, ineffective assistance of counsel, proof, pleas, guilty plea, waiver of certain rightsJudge McCarty
Week of 5/6 – 5/12CARTER V. STATE2023-KA-00052-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, jury instructions, theory of case, self-defense, sufficiency of evidenceJudge Emfinger
Week of 5/6 – 5/12JOHNSON V. STATE2022-KA-01127-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, appeal, Lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to fileJudge Emfinger
Week of 5/6 – 5/12REED V. STATE2023-KA-00248-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, indigent defendants, appellate briefs, appellate review, independent reviewJudge Emfinger
Week of 5/6 – 5/12SMITH V. STATE2023-KA-00185-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, admissibility, judicial discretion, criminal procedure, evidence, confession, criminal law, trial absentiaPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 5/6 – 5/12WINSTEAD V. STATE2022-KA-01235-COA2024-05-07 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, Miranda rights, waiver, waiver of Miranda rights, burden of proof, confrontation clause, testimonial statement requirementPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 5/13 – 5/19DANIELS V. STATE2022-KA-00705-COA 2024-05-09 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, indictment, appeals, notice, sufficiencyJudge Smith
Week of 5/6 – 5/12MCDOWELL V. STATE2021-CT-01381-SCT2024-05-09 00:00:00CivilConstitutional law, eighth amendment, juvenile sentencing, sentencing, capital offenses, capital offensesPresiding Justice Kitchens
Week of 5/6 – 5/12BRANDI'S HOPE CMTY. SERVS., LLC V. WALTERS2022-CT-00188-SCT2024-05-09 00:00:00CivilEmployment law, at will, termination, civil procedure, conflict of laws Mississippi Vulnerable Adults Act, Interpretation, at-will termination, exceptionsJustice Coleman
Week of 5/6 – 5/12NEWTON CNTY. V. DEERFIELD ESTS. SUBDIVISION PROP. OWNERS ASS'N, LLC2022-CA-01227-SCT2024-05-09 00:00:00CivilProperty, public roads, common law dedication, defenses, doctrine of laches, abandonmentPresiding Justice Kitchens
Week of 5/6 – 5/12SAXTON V. STATE2023-KA-00226-SCT2024-05-09 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, jury instructions, reversible error, plain error, theory of caseJustice Beam
Week of 5/13 – 5/19HASLEY V. HASLEY2022-CA-00908-COA2024-05-14 00:00:00CivilFamily law, divorce, separate maintenance, elements, dismissal, failure to prosecuteJudge Smith
Week of 5/13 – 5/19MACK V. MERIMAC APARTMENTS2022-CA-00897-COA2024-05-14 00:00:00CivilSummary judgment, proximate cause, proof, torts, premises liability, foreseeability, evidence hearsay exceptions, trustworthiness of police reportsJudge Lawrence
Week of 5/13 – 5/19SMITH V. STATE2023-CP-00538-COA2024-05-14 00:00:00CivilPost-conviction relief, appellate review, procedural bar, sentencing, habitual offender, burden of proofJudge McDonald
Week of 5/13 – 5/19WHITE V. STATE2023-CP-00200-COA2024-05-14 00:00:00CivilJudicial conduct, disqualification and recusal, prior involvement, post-conviction reliefJudge McCarty
Week of 5/13 – 5/19GALARZA V. STATE2022-KA-01066-COA2024-05-14 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, admissibility, character evidence, balancing testJudge Lawrence
Week of 5/20 – 5/26MCKENZIE V. MCKENZIE2022-CA-01175-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00Civil Family law, divorce, Ferguson factors, child support, reduced earning capacity, alimony, armstrong analysis, divorce, attorney's feesPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 5/20 – 5/26SIGNAIGO V. GRINSTEAD2022-CA-01212-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CivilReal property, adverse possession, elements of adverse possession, claim of ownershipJudge Greenlee
Week of 5/20 – 5/26SMITH V. WEST2023-CA-00297-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, dismissal, penalty, failure to prosecute, action of recordJudge Westbrooks
Week of 5/20 – 5/26TILLEY V. GIBBS2022-CA-01150-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CivilFamily law, appellate practice, standard of review, custody, Albright factorsJudge Smith
Week of 5/20 – 5/26HAMER V. STATE 2023-CP-00701-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00Civil Post-conviction relief, appeals, procedural bar, dismissal, evidentiary hearing, requirementsJudge Smith
Week of 5/20 – 5/26HEARN V. STATE2023-CP-00275-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CivilPost-conviction relief, statute of limitations, failure to file, exceptionsJudge Carlton
Week of 5/20 – 5/26THOMPSON V. STATE2023-CP-00218-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CivilPost-conviction relief, statute of limitations, failure to file, subsequent motions, statute of limitations bar, fundamental rightsJudge Westbrooks
Week of 5/20 – 5/26CARR V. STATE2022-KA-00491-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, prosecutorial misconduct, improper conducts, mistrial, attorney statement, jury instructionJudge Carlton
Week of 5/20 – 5/26JACKSON V. STATE2022-KA-01143-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, grand jury, indictment, statement made to law enforcement, suppression, jury instructions, insanity, imperfect self-defense manslaughterJudge Westbrooks
Week of 5/20 – 5/26MARTIN V. STATE2023-KA-00044-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, beyond a reasonable doubt standard, sufficiency of circumstantial evidence, circumstantial evidence, weightJudge Emfinger
Week of 5/20 – 5/26MCVAY V. STATE2022-KA-00523-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CriminalAppellate review prosecutorial misconduct, failure to object, argumentation, citation to authorities, plain error, obvious and prejudicial Judge Lawrence
Week of 5/20 – 5/26PICKENS V. STATE2022-KA-00822-COA2024-05-21 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, appeal, Lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to fileJudge Carlton
Week of 5/20 – 5/26ALLEN V. DICKERSON2023-CA-00067-SCT2024-05-23 00:00:00CivilReal property, private nuisance, elements, evidencePresiding Justice King
Week of 5/20 – 5/26CLAY V. TUNICA CNTY.2022-CA-01106-SCT2024-05-23 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, motion practice, summary judgment constitutional law, local government, liability, official policyChief Justice Randolph
Week of 5/20 – 5/26PITTMAN V. STATE2023-KA-003672024-05-23 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, admission of evidence, harmless-error analysis, reasonable doubt standardPresiding Justice King
Week of 5/27 – 6/2BRENT V. MISS. DEP'T OF HUM. SERVS.2022-CT-00529-SCT2024-05-30 00:00:00CivilWorkers' compensation, employer requirements, payments, disability or medical treatment, physician examinationChief Justice Randolph
Week of 5/27 – 6/2MISS. DEP'T OF CORR. V. MCCLURE2022-IA-01201-SCT2024-05-30 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, jurisdiction, county court, breach of contract, administrative law, relief, exhaustion doctrine, civil procedure, interlocutory appealsJustice Coleman
Week of 5/27 – 6/2ST. DOMINIC-JACKSON MEM'L HOSP. V. MARTIN2023-CA-00285-SCT2024-05-30 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, relief, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, premises liability, unreasonably dangerous conditions, unreasonably dangerous conditions, new trial, jury instructionJustice Chamberlin
Week of 5/27 – 6/2VT HALTER MARINE, INC. V. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS OF LLOYD'S OF LONDON SUBSCRIBING TO POL'Y NO. B0507M17P046602023-CA-00019-SCT2024-05-30 00:00:00CivilInsurance, interpretation, policy terms, employee opinion, policy exception, coveragePresiding Justice King
Week of 5/27 – 6/2YAZOO CITY V. HAMPTON2022-IA-01284-SCT2024-05-30 00:00:00CivilMiss. Tort Claims Act, governmental entity, immunity, civil procedure, motion practice, summary judgmentJustice Ishee
Week of 5/27 – 6/2HALEY V. BREWER2023-SA-00571-COA2024-05-28 00:00:00CivilAdministrative law, appellate review, agency conclusions, correctional facilities, inmate rightsJudge McCarty
Week of 5/27 – 6/2WILSON V. STATE2023-CA-00070-COA2024-05-28 00:00:00CivilPost-conviction relief, statute of limitations, failure to file, exceptionsJudge Smith
Week of 5/27 – 6/2LATHAN V. STATE2022-KA-00927-COA2024-05-28 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, jury verdicts, form, sentencing, second-degree murder, eighth amendment, sentencing of a juvenileJudge McCarty
Week of 5/27 – 6/2MCDONALD V. STATE2022-KA-01073-COA2024-05-28 00:00:00CriminalCriminal law, constructive possession, incriminating circumstances, appellate procedure, weight of the evidence, deference to juryJudge Emfinger
Week of 5/27 – 6/2SPRALLS V. STATE2023-KA-00347-COA2024-05-28 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, appellate counsel, Lindsey brief, evidence, witnesses, witness credibilityJudge Lawrence
Week of 5/27 – 6/2TURNAGE V. STATE2023-KA-00432-COA2024-05-28 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, warrants, probable cause, plain view, automobile exceptionJudge Lawrence
Week of 6/3 – 6/9TUBWELL V. FV-1, INC.2021-CT-01345-SCT2024-06-06 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, pleadings, permissive counterclaims, jurisdictionPresiding Justice King
Week of 6/3 – 6/9ANDERSON V. SW GAMING LLC2023-CA-00345-COA2024-06-04 00:00:00CivilTorts, premises liability, slip and fall, dangerous condition, proximate causePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 6/3 – 6/9DESIGNER CUSTOM HOMES, LLC V. U.S. COATING SPECIALTIES & SUPPLIES, LLC2023-CA-00207-COA2024-06-04 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, appeal, waiver, summary judgment, genuine issue of material factPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 6/3 – 6/9HATTIE T. V. MATTHEW R.2022-CP-00926-COA2024-06-04 00:00:00CivilFamily law, jurisdiction, parental rights proceedings, termination of parental rights, clear and convincing evidence, custody, abandonment, desertionJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/3 – 6/9LEMARY V. CITY OF BILOXI2023-CA-00469-COA2024-06-13 00:00:00CivilMiss. Tort Claims Act, governmental entity, immunity, policy protection activityJudge McDonald
Week of 6/3 – 6/9MYLES V. LEWIS2022-CA-01192-COA2024-06-04 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, appealability, final judgment, family law, child support, self-employment, tuition payments, health insurance coverage, paternity action, attorney's feesJudge McDonald
Week of 6/3 – 6/9COLLINS V. STATE2022-KA-01184-COA2024-06-04 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, other acts or crimes, relatedness, state interest, trial procedure, failure to object, limiting instructions, criminal procedure, instructions, lesser related offensesJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/3 – 6/9HERRERA V. STATE2022-KA-01167-COA2024-06-04 00:00:00CriminalCriminal, intent for kidnapping, age consideration, indictment, constructive amendment, jury instruction, accomplice liabilityChief Judge Barnes
Week of 6/3 – 6/9TERRY V. STATE2022-KA-01194-COA; Consolidated with: 2022-KA-01278-COA2024-06-04 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, admissibility of videotapes, authentication, overwhelming weight, new trial, hearsay, statementPresiding Judge Wilson; Hon. Eleanor Johnson Peterson
Week of 6/10 – 6/16JONES V. MISS. DEP'T OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVS.2022-SA-01234-SCT2024-06-13 00:00:00CivilAdministrative law, agency discretion, child protective services, judicial review, agency compliance, legislative mandates, youth court statutes, statutory interpretation, child abuse reporting, referral to law enforcementJustice Maxwell
Week of 6/10 – 6/16MORRIS V. STATE2023-KA-00546-SCT2024-06-13 00:00:00CriminalCriminal law, statutory rape, elements, sufficiency of evidence, criminal procedure, new trial, weight of evidenceJustice Griffis
Week of 6/10 – 6/16SMITH V. STATE2021-CT-01003-SCT2024-06-13 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, jury selection, racial discrimination, voir direJustice Coleman
Week of 6/10 – 6/16Turner v. State2023-KA-00074-SCT2024-06-13 00:00:00CriminalCriminal law, kidnapping, elements, natural parent, criminal procedure, appeals, sufficiency of evidenceChief Justice Randolph
Week of 6/10 – 6/16ARCHER V. HARLOW'S CASINO RESORT & SPA2022-CP-01060-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, proposed amended complaint, denial, pleading fraud, particularity standardPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 6/10 – 6/16HASLEY V. HASLEY2023-CA-00914-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CivilFamily law, separate maintenance, factors, support, change in circumstancesJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/10 – 6/16PACE V. PACE2022-CA-01259-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, contempt, summons, family law, divorce, judgment modification, attorney's feesChief Judge Barnes
Week of 6/10 – 6/16ROLEY V. ROLEY2022-CP-01104-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, appellate review, mandate rule, jurisdiction, domestic relations, contempt, standard of reviewJudge McCarty
Week of 6/10 – 6/16WARE V. BROWN2023-CA-00663-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, dismissal, want of prosecution, judicial misconduct, lesser sanctionsJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/10 – 6/16WARE V. WARE2023-CA-00605-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CivilFamily law, divorce, marital property, Ferguson factors, equitable distributionJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/10 – 6/16JILES V. STATE2023-CP-00383-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, post-conviction relief, time bar, res judicata, guilty plea, issues on appealChief Judge Barnes
Week of 6/10 – 6/16CLARK V. STATE2023-KA-00011-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, appeals, Lindsey brief, procedural bars, contemporaneous objections, appellate procedure, appellate brief, requirements, procedural barJudge Lawrence
Week of 6/10 – 6/16SCOTT V. STATE2022-KA-00830-COA2024-06-11 00:00:00CriminalCriminal law, venue, change of venue, discretion of court, venue, court abuse of discretion, pretrial publicityJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/17 – 6/23CASSELL V. CASSELL2023-CA-00213-SCT2024-06-20 00:00:00CivilProperty, marital property, exclusions, family law, commingling, marital property presumption, rebuttal, transmutation of property, alimony, equitable divisionJustice Chamberlin
Week of 6/17 – 6/23UNITEDHEALTHCARE OF MISS., INC. V. AMERIGROUP MISS., INC.2022-SA-01216-SCT2024-06-20 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information, disclosures, trade secrets, qualifications, records furnished by third partiesPresiding Justice King
Week of 6/17 – 6/23HARRIS V. STATE2023-KA-00038-SCT2024-06-20 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, indigent defendants, expert expenses, trial practice, motions in limine, opening statements, grantingJustice Maxwell
Week of 6/17 – 6/23WILLIAMS V. WILLIAMS2023-CA-00360-COA2024-06-18 00:00:00CivilTrusts, constructive trusts, confidential relationship, abuse of confidence, unjust enrichmentJudge McDonald
Week of 6/17 – 6/23BAUCOM V. STATE2023-KA-00516-COA2024-06-18 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, sufficiency challenge, beyond a reasonable doubt, criminal law, sexual battery, timeJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/17 – 6/23BLACK V. STATE2022-KA-01223-COA2024-06-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, Miranda rights, custodial interrogation, trial testimony, witness recall, appellate practice, prejudice, post-trial motions, specificity, reversible error, cumulative-error doctrineJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/17 – 6/23JACKSON V. STATE2023-KA-00224-COA2024-06-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, indigent criminal defense, Lindsey briefJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/17 – 6/23LONGS V. STATE2022-KA-00750-COA2024-06-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, waiver of jury trial, knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver, waiver of jury trial deceit claimJudge McCarty
Week of 6/17 – 6/23PAGE V. STATE2023-CA-01078-COA2024-06-18 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, admissibility, prior bad acts, court's discretion, relevanceJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/24 – 6/30AM. COMP. INS. CO. V. RUIZ2023-FC-01160-SCT2024-06-27 00:00:00CivilWorkers' compensation, Miss. Workers' Comp. Act, statutory remedies, legislative intent, civil procedure, Erie doctrine, Erie guessJustice Maxwell
Week of 6/24 – 6/30MCNINCH V. BRANDON NURSING & REHAB. CTR., LLC2023-CA-00050-SCT2024-06-27 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, cause of action, accrual, statute of limitations, discovery rule, medical malpracticePresiding Justice Kitchens
Week of 6/24 – 6/30THODEN V. HALLFORD2022-CA-00835-SCT2024-06-27 00:00:00CivilProperty, tax sale, statutory lien, notice, caveat emptor, final judgment, reliefJustice Ishee
Week of 6/24 – 6/30ALISHA T. V. MISS. DEP'T OF CHILD PROT. SERVS.2023-CP-00639-COA2024-06-25 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, appeals, assignment of error, family law custody, original jurisdictionJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/24 – 6/30NEAL V. CAIN2023-CP-00625-COA2024-06-25 00:00:00CivilAdministrative law, appeals, venue, appellate review, agency conclusionsJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/24 – 6/30SMITH V. MITCHELL2023-CA-00259-COA2024-06-25 00:00:00CivilFamily law, parental rights, termination, termination of parental rights, abandonment, desertion, appealJudge Emfinger
Week of 6/24 – 6/30VOGT V. WALKER2022-CA-01303-COA2024-06-25 00:00:00CivilForeign judgments, limitations period, non-residents, residents, full faith and credit, exceptionsJudge Lawrence
Week of 6/24 – 6/30BARNES V. STATE2023-KA-00145-COA2024-06-25 00:00:00CriminalJury instruction, lesser-included offense, evidentiary basis, criminal procedure, ineffective assistance of counsel, burden of proofJudge Greenlee
Week of 6/24 – 6/30DOSS V. STATE2022-KA-01185-COA2024-06-25 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, right to counsel, second attorney, evidence, pretrial statements, voluntariness, probative value, photograph admissibility, ineffective assistance of counsel, direct appeal, reversible errors cumulative error doctrineJudge Smith
Week of 6/24 – 6/30JACKSON V. STATE2023-KA-00201-COA2024-06-25 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, legal competence, mental competency examination, presumption and burden, sua sponte order, mental examination, sua sponte ordered mental examination, evidencePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 6/24 – 6/30JOHNSON V. STATE2023-KA-00350-COA2024-06-25 00:00:00CriminalCriminal procedure, jury instructions, lesser-included offense, manslaughter, heat of passion, appeals, ineffective assistance of counselJudge Smith
Week of 7/15 – 7/21LANDRUM V. LIVINGSTON HOLDINGS, LLC CA-00498-SCT 2024-07-18 00:00:00Civilcorporations, derivative action, individual shareholder, civil procedure, findings of fact and conclusions of law, trial on facts, certification, judgments, contracts, breach, fiduciary duty, evidence, admissibility, expert testimony, corporations, derivative action, idividual stockholder standingJustice Chamberlin
Week of 7/15 – 7/21JONES V. STATE2022-KA-01173-SCT2024-07-18 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, admissibility, other bad acts, criminal procedure, new trial, weight of the evidence, criminal law, weathersby rule, applicabilityJustice Coleman
Week of 7/15 – 7/21WALKER V. STATE 2023-KA-00467-SCT2024-07-18 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, theory of defense, proffered tesimony, criminal law, possession, burden of proof, evidence, constructive possession, proximityJustice Coleman
Week of 7/15 – 7/21JDB RENTALS, LLC EX. REL. VERONA RENTALS, LLC V. CITY OF VERONA 2023-CA-00431-COA2024-07-16 00:00:00Civilevidence, illegal searches, exclusionary rule, municipalities, appellate review, substantial evidence, appeallate procedure, unpreserved issuesJudge Smith
Week of 7/15 – 7/21MAY V. BROWN 2023-CA-00624-COA 2024-07-16 00:00:00Civilchild custody, custody modification, material change in circumstances, relocation, impact on visitation, best interest of the child, albright factorsPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 7/15 – 7/21SINQUEFIELD V. CITY OF RIDGELAND 2022-CA-01276-COA2024-07-16 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, appellate review, municipal decisions, municipal law, zoning, plain language, civil procedure, standard of review, substantial evidenceJudge Lawrence
Week of 7/15 – 7/21WADE V. SIMMONS EROSION CONTROL, INC. 2023-CA-00733-COA2024-07-16 00:00:00Civilproperty, contenants, partition, civil procedure, assistants to court, appointment, special master, manifest errorJudge McCarty
Week of 7/15 – 7/21SHANKS V. STATE2023-CP-00271-COA 2024-07-16 00:00:00Civilcivil, post-conviction relief, statute of limitations, statute of limitations exceptions, sentencing, first-degree murder, paroleJudge McCarty
Week of 7/15 – 7/21DAVIS V. STATE 2023-KA-00636-COA2024-07-16 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury selection, juror competency, fairness and impartiality, challenge for cause, reversible errorJudge Smith
Week of 7/15 – 7/21HERRINGTON V. STATE 2022-KA-00691-COA2024-07-16 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appellate review, lindsey brief, presumptionsJudge McDonald
Week of 7/15 – 7/21LITTLETON V. STATE2023-KA-00239-COA2024-07-16 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, witness testimony, confrontation clause, appeals, harmless error, jury instruction, self-defenseJudge McDonald
Week of 7/15 – 7/21WELLS V. STATE 2022-KA-00707-COA2024-07-16 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, new trial, sufficiency of evidence, evidence, impeachment, inconsistent testimony, appellate review, validity of verdictJudge Westbrooks
Week of 7/22 – 7/28HUTTO V. STATE 2017-DR-01207-SCT 2024-07-25 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Chamberlin
Week of 7/22 – 7/28SHEELY V. STATE 2023-KA-00493-SCT2024-07-25 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Controlled Substance, Intent, Criminal Procedure, Jury Instructions, Discretionary Refusal, Criminal Procedure, Chain of Custody, Presumption of Regularity Chief Justice Randolph
Week of 7/22 – 7/28CLARK V. ALFA INS. CORP. 2022-CA-01251-COA 2024-07-23 00:00:00CivilInusrance Law, Contract interpretation, policy language, ambiguity, evidence, income tax returnsChief Judge Barnes
Week of 7/22 – 7/28STATEN V. PEDERSEN2023-CP-00228-COA2024-07-23 00:00:00CivilCivil procedure, appeals, waiver, statute of limitations, fraudulent misrepresentation, appellate procedure, court's discretion, enjoinder from filing suitChief Judge Barnes
Week of 7/22 – 7/28WARREN V. MAHARREY 2023-CA-00438-COA 2024-07-23 00:00:00Civilwills and estates, confidentilal relationship, dabney factors, testator's intent, undue influence, ental incapacity, factors, testamentary capacityPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 7/22 – 7/28WREN V. ZELLERS 2023-CA-00152-COA2024-07-23 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, motion practice, involuntary dismissal, dismissal, failure to prosecute, lesser sanctionsJudge Lawrence
Week of 7/22 – 7/28BRADLEY V. STATE 2023-CP-00763-COA 2024-07-23 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, denial, evidentiary hearing, statute of limitations, subsequent motionsJudge McDonald
Week of 7/22 – 7/28BROWN V. STATE 2023-CP-00171-COA2024-07-23 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, statute of limitations, failure to file, exceptions, criminal procedure, sufficiency and wight of evidence, actual innocenceChief Judge Barnes
Week of 7/22 – 7/28NORMAN V. STATE 2023-CP-00296-COA2024-07-23 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, motion for relief, out-of-time appeal, motion for reief, denial of relief, final judgmentChief Judge Barnes
Week of 7/22 – 7/28PRICE V. STATE 2023-CA-00941-COA2024-07-23 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, statute of llimitations, exceptions, judicial conduct, recusal, adverse roleChief Judge Barnes
Week of 7/22 – 7/28BROWN V. STATE2023-KA-00082-COA 2024-07-23 00:00:00Criminalevidence, witness's character for truthfulness, extrinsic evidence, criminal procedure, indictment, sexual battery, new trial, sufficency of evidence, appellate procedure, plain error doctrine, clear and obvious errorJudge McCarty
Week of 7/22 – 7/28GIBSON V. STATE 2023-KA-00821-COA2024-07-23 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appeal, lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to fileJudge Lawrence
Week of 7/22 – 7/28GRAYSON V. STATE 2023-KA-00400-COA2024-07-23 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appeal, lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to fileJudge McDonald
Week of 7/29 – 8/4MISS. BAR V. ROGERS 2024-BD-00215-SCT2024-08-01 00:00:00Civilbar matters, attorney discipline, best-interest plea, felony, suspension and disbarmentJustice Maxwell
Week of 7/29 – 8/4IN RE: RULES FOR COLLABORATIVE LAW 89-R-99044-SCT2024-07-26 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Griffis
Week of 7/29 – 8/4WILLIAMS V. STATE 2023-KA-00153-SCT2024-08-01 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, new trial, sufficiency of testimony, evidence, witnesses, conflicting testimony, civil procedure, discovery, admissisions, withdrawalJustice Griffis
Week of 7/29 – 8/4BIVINES V. JOHNSON 2023-CA-00565-COA2024-07-30 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, discovery, admissions, withdrawalJudge Emfinger
Week of 7/29 – 8/4MANOR V. MANOR 2023-CA-00186-COA2024-07-30 00:00:00Civilfamily law, equitable division, ferguson factors, appeals, mckee factorsJudge Lawrence
Week of 7/29 – 8/4MARTIN V. ARCENEAUX 2022-CA-01035-COA2024-07-30 00:00:00Civilwills and estates, undue influence, rebuttable presumption, interpretation, intent, amibiguity, anit-lapse statute, intentPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 7/29 – 8/4WEEKS V. WEEKS 2023-CA-00427-COA2024-07-30 00:00:00Civilfamily law, divorce, alimony, civil procedure, chancery court, evalutating evidenc, evidence, content of document, original document, retroactive modificationChief Judge Barnes
Week of 7/29 – 8/4BATES V. STATE2023-CP-00356-COA2024-07-30 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, petition, merit, statute of limitations, subsequent motions,Chief Judge Barnes
Week of 7/29 – 8/4GIPSON V. STATE 2022-KA-01305-COA2024-07-30 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury selection, burden of proof, appeals, preserving an issue for appeal, juror misconduct, court investigation, questioning of jury, internal deliberationsJudge Smith
Week of 7/29 – 8/4NOBLES V. STATE 2023-KA-00671-COA2024-07-30 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appeal, lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to fileJudge McCarty
Week of 7/29 – 8/4SHIPP V. STATE 2023-KA-00655-COA 2024-07-30 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, new trial, sufficiency of evidence, jury instruction, theory of caseJudge Westbrooks
Week of 8/5 – 8/11CITY OF JACKSON V. JONES 2023-IA-00394-SCT2024-08-08 00:00:00Civiltort law, mississippi tort claims act, notice requirement, civil procedure, appellate review, de novo, issue considerationJustice Maxwell
Week of 8/5 – 8/11CLARK V. STATE 2024-M-00201-SCT2024-08-02 00:00:00OrderOrderJustice Beam
Week of 8/5 – 8/11CLARK V. STATE2022-DR-00829-SCT2024-08-02 00:00:00OrderOrderJustice Beam
Week of 8/5 – 8/11WILLIAMS V. STATE 2022-KA-01017-SCT2024-08-08 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, mistrial, improper occurences, overturning of conviction, sufficiency of evidenceJustice Griffis
Week of 8/5 – 8/11CORR PROPERTIES, LLC V. PROCTOR2023-CA-00782-COA2024-08-06 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, awards, attorney's fees, real property, trespass, damagesJudge Westbrooks
Week of 8/5 – 8/11CARROLL V. STATE 2023-CP-00688-COA2024-08-06 00:00:00Civilcriminal procedure, post-conviction relief, guilty plea, criminal law, burglary of a dwelling, elementsChief Judge Barnes
Week of 8/5 – 8/11ALEXANDER V. STATE 2022-KA-00977-COA2024-08-06 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, closing arguments, failure to object, golden rule arguments, prohibition of golden rules arguments, jury selection, reversible error, jury instuctions, lesser included offense, simple assault, cumulative errors, harmless error doctrineJudge Westbrooks
Week of 8/5 – 8/11JOHNSON V. STATE 2022-KA-00665-COA2024-08-06 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, closing arguments, fair comment, right to a speedy trial, statutory and constitutional rights, evidence, admissibility, abuse of discretion, appellate review, sufficiency of evidence, counsel, ineffective assistance of counselPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 8/5 – 8/11PERKINS V. STATE 2023-KA-00874-COA2024-08-06 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, constructive possession, evidence, admissibility, other crimes, court's discretionJudge Emfinger
Week of 8/5 – 8/11SIMMONS V. STATE 2023-KA-00130-COA2024-08-06 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, directed verdict, reasonable doubt, new trial, sufficiency of evidence, evidence, admissability, autopsy photos, guresome photographs, jury instructions, reasonable doubtJudge Emfinger
Week of 8/12 – 8/18B.N. V. K.P. 2023-CA-00381-SCT2024-08-15 00:00:00Civilfamily law, adoption, limitations period, judgment, fraud, dismissal, failure to state a claimPresiding Justice King
Week of 8/12 – 8/18PUB. SERV. COMM’N OF YAZOO CITY V. WRIGHT 2023-IA-00020-SCT2024-08-15 00:00:00Civilemployment law, employment at-will, termination, mcarn exceptionsPresiding Justice King
Week of 8/12 – 8/18LOVE V. STATE 2021-CT-01101-SCT2024-08-15 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, petition, merit, criminal procedure, sentencing, habitual offender, guilty plea, factual basisJustice Ishee
Week of 8/12 – 8/18BRADFORD V. STATE 2023-KA-00595-SCT2024-08-15 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appeals, linsey briefJustice Coleman
Week of 8/12 – 8/18ALEXANDER V. ESPINOZA 2023-CP-01139-COA2024-08-13 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, appeals, final judgment, interlocutory appeals, certification, appellate procedure, interlocutory orders, permission of supreme courtJudge McDonald
Week of 8/12 – 8/18MANNERS V. EST. OF JOHNSON 2023-CA-00823-COA2024-08-13 00:00:00Civilwills and estates, present conveyance, testamentary character, real property, conveyance of future interest, legal effectPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 8/12 – 8/18OSING V. OSING 2022-CA-00755-COA2024-08-13 00:00:00Civilfamily law, divorce, irreconcilable differences, equitable distribution, financial awardsJudge Smith
Week of 8/12 – 8/18CAMPBELL V. STATE 2022-KA-01055-COA2024-08-13 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appellate review, weight of evidence, sufficienty of evidence, jury selection, indictment, evidence, discovery vioaltions, brady violationJudge McCarty
Week of 8/12 – 8/18CARPENTER V. STATE 2024-KA-00580-COA 2024-08-13 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, exploitation, exploitation of child, constitutional law, constitutionality of statute, overbroad, criminal law, opportunity to commit an offense, entrapment, evidence, sufficiency of evidence, date of offensePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 8/12 – 8/18HOLT V. STATE 2023-KM-00121-COA2024-08-13 00:00:00Criminalappellate procedure, dismissal of appeal, notice of deficiency, jurisdiction, cost bond, court authority, appeals from county court, application to criminal cases, dismissalPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 8/19 – 8/25ALDRIDGE V. S. TIPPAH CNTY. SCH. DIST. 2023-CA-00418-COA2024-08-20 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, motion practice, summary judgment, torts, negligence, proximate cause, proofJudge Emfinger
Week of 8/19 – 8/25RICHARDSON V. EST. OF RICHARDSON 2023-CA-00650-COA2024-08-20 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, appeals, final judgment, property, liens, statute of limitations, basisChief Judge Barnes
Week of 8/19 – 8/25WIGGS V. BOYKIN2023-CA-00496-COA2024-08-20 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, motion for more definite statement, waiver, property, partition, deraignment of title, evidence, witness testimony, witness credibility, new trial, requirementsPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 8/19 – 8/25ALLEN V. STATE 2023-KA-00264-COA 2024-08-20 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, arguable issues, lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to fileJudge Emfinger
Week of 8/19 – 8/25BROWN V. STATE 2023-KA-00299-COA2024-08-20 00:00:00Criminalappellate procedure, judicial review, constitutionality, criminal law, felon-in-posession statutePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 8/19 – 8/25CONNER V. STATE 2022-KA-01288-COA2024-08-20 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, jury function, evidence, witnesses, witness credibilityJudge Lawrence
Week of 8/19 – 8/25GALANG V. STATE 2023-KA-00006-COA2024-08-20 00:00:00Criminalevidence, admissibility, sexual offenses, relevance, exclusion of testimony, state of mind exceptionJudge Smith
Week of 8/19 – 8/25HOWELL V. STATE2023-KM-00265-COA AND 2023-KM-00270-COA2024-08-20 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appellate review, legal sufficiency, criminal law, evidence, expert testimony, admissibilityJudge Lawrence
Week of 8/19 – 8/25TREVINO V. STATE 2022-KA-01292-COA2024-08-20 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, appeals, confession of error, larceny, value of stolen property, burden of proof, standardJudge Wilson
Week of 8/26 – 9/1CHATMAN V. STATE 2023-KA-00583-SCT2024-08-29 00:00:00Criminalcriminallaw, jury verdicts, ambiguity, criminal procedure, invalidation of greater offense, direct demand ruleJustice Beam
Week of 8/26 – 9/1MCCLAIN V. STATE 2023-KA-01189-SCT2024-08-29 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, arguable issues, lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to fileJustice Maxwell
Week of 8/26 – 9/1ALEXANDER V. METRO. Y.M.C.A. 2022-CP-01092-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, summary judgment, movant's burden, non-movant's burden, evidentiary standardJudge Westbrooks
Week of 8/26 – 9/1SIGGERS V. STATE 2023-CP-00324-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Civilcriminal procedure, habeas corpus, unlawful detention, post-conviction relief, procedural bar, exceptionsJudge Emfinger
Week of 8/26 – 9/1STACY V. STACY2023-CA-00219-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Civilfamily law, divorce, distribution of assets, alimonyJudge Lawrence
Week of 8/26 – 9/1HALEY V. STATE 2023-CP-00918-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, statutory bars, time bar, howell rule, successive motions, new rules, criminal procedure, retroactive applicationJudge McCarty
Week of 8/26 – 9/1HARDY V. STATE2023-CP-00970-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, appellate review, procedural bar, petition, merit, guilty plea, voluntariness, evidence, unsworn statementsChief Judge Barnes
Week of 8/26 – 9/1MAGEE V. STATE 2023-CP-00008-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, court-appointed counsel, discretionary nature, binding of guilty plea, voluntariness, post-conviction issues, failure to raiseJudge Smith
Week of 8/26 – 9/1PRYER V. STATE 2023-CP-00568-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, judgment, judgment relief, criminal procedure, probation revocation, evidentiary standard, post-conviction relief, due processChief Judge Barnes
Week of 8/26 – 9/1EASTERLING V. STATE2023-KA-00610-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, arguable issues, lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to fileJudge Westbrooks
Week of 8/26 – 9/1HARRIS V. STATE 2023-KA-00460-COA2024-08-27 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, sentencing, life imprisonment, parole eligibilityJudge Lawrence
Week of 8/26 – 9/1LAFLEUR V. STATE 2022-KA-00500-COA AND 2022-IA-01245-COA 2024-08-27 00:00:00Criminalconstitutional law, double jeopardy, court evaluation, criminal procedure, acquittal, comments from the courtPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 8/26 – 9/1WALLACE V. STATE 2023-KA-00071-COA 2024-08-27 00:00:00Criminalconstitutional law, trial in absentia, waiver, criminal procedure, prosecutorial misconduct, improper remakrs, burden of proof shift, new trial, weight of the evidencePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 9/2 – 9/8CAGE V. STATE2017-M-01498 2024-09-04 00:00:00Corrected En Banc OrderCorrected En Banc OrderJustice Ishee
Week of 9/2 – 9/8WILSON V. STATE 2017-M-002302024-09-05 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Ishee
Week of 9/2 – 9/8JOHNSON V. STATE 2023-CA-00117-SCT2024-09-05 00:00:00CriminalCivil procedure, post-conviction relief, sentencing fo rjuveniles, criminal procedure, juvenile sentencing, life sentence, sentencing, miller factorsJustice Maxwell
Week of 9/2 – 9/8FORTNER V. BRATCHER 2023-CP-00664-COA2024-09-03 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, contempt, discretion, family law, custody, visitation modificationPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 9/2 – 9/8HAVARD V. HART 2023-CA-00260-COA2024-09-03 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, service of process, abode, good cause exceptionJudge Lawrence
Week of 9/2 – 9/8OLD HATTIESBURG HIGH, L.P. V. HARRIS CONSTR. SERVS., LLC 2023-CA-00579-COA2024-09-03 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, default judgments, motion to set aside, appeals, final judgment, interlocutory appeals, certificationJudge McDonald
Week of 9/2 – 9/8WILKERSON V. ALLRED 2023-CA-00393-COA 2024-09-03 00:00:00Civiltorts, bystander claims, elements, intentional infliction of emotional distress, elements, traumatizing events, nonbystander claims, appellate review, summary judgmentJudge Lawrence
Week of 9/2 – 9/8HYLAND V. STATE 2023-CA-00256-COA2024-09-03 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, procedure, jurisdiction, procedural bars, statute of limitations, successive motions, exceptions, fundamental rightsPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 9/2 – 9/8MILLER V. STATE 2023-CP-00812-COA2024-09-03 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, statute of limitations, exceptions fundamental rights exceptionPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 9/9 – 9/15ARCHIE V. SMITH2023-EC-01149-SCT2024-09-12 00:00:00Civilelection contest, appellate review, deadlines, civil procedure, time, computationPresiding Justice King
Week of 9/9 – 9/15POWERS V. STATE2023-DR-00895-SCT 2024-09-11 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Coleman
Week of 9/9 – 9/15FLUKER V. STATE 2022-CT-00692-SCT2024-09-12 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, lesser-included offense, right to instruction, conspiracy, separate offenseJustice Chamberlin
Week of 9/9 – 9/15DEERE V. TAYLOR 2023-CA-00063-COA2024-09-10 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, claim splitting, duplicative actions, judicial resources, service of process, rebuttable presumption, good cause extensionJudge McCarty
Week of 9/9 – 9/15WELLS V. WELLS2023-CA-00674-COA2024-09-10 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, jurisdiction, improper service, process, service of process, burden of proofJudge McDonald
Week of 9/9 – 9/15BELL V. STATE 2023-CA-00951-COA2024-09-10 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, due process, disqualificationJudge McCarty
Week of 9/16 – 9/22MANNING V. STATE 2023-DR-01076-SCT 2024-09-16 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderChief Justice Randolph
Week of 9/16 – 9/22WELLS V. STATE 2023-KA-00670-SCT2024-09-19 00:00:00Criminalevidence, stipulations, essential element, jury instructions, appellate review, invited errorPresiding Justice Kitchens
Week of 9/16 – 9/22ANDERSON V. GRABMILLER 2023-CA-00593-COA2024-09-17 00:00:00Civilfamily law, divorce, alimony, rehabilitative alimony, armstrong factors, on-the-record analysisPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 9/16 – 9/22COOK V. VOWELL 2023-CA-00724-COA2024-09-17 00:00:00Civilcontracts, option contract, elements, consideration, withdrawalChief Judge Barnes
Week of 9/16 – 9/22DOE V. BOLIVAR CNTY. YOUTH CT. 2022-CA-00614-COA 2024-09-17 00:00:00Civilfamily law, appellate jurisdiction, final order, child custody, youth court authority, neglect cases, termination of parental rights, reunification modification, reasonable efforts, reunificationPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 9/16 – 9/22FOX V. ALLEN AUTO., INC. 2023-CA-00441-COA2024-09-17 00:00:00Civiltorts, nelgigence, elements, premises liability, invitee, duty to invitees, duty to licensees and trespassersPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 9/16 – 9/22FRANKS V. FRANKS 2023-CA-00088-COA2024-09-17 00:00:00Civilproperty, appraisals, error review, family law, marital property, ferguson factors, marital propety division, fair market value, divorce, attorney's fees, continued enjoyment, child supportJudge Lawrence
Week of 9/16 – 9/22GEORGEN V. EST. OF BROWN-BARRETT 2023-CA-00344-COA2024-09-17 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, summary judgment, material fact, torts, premises liability invitee, dangerous conditionJudge McCarty
Week of 9/16 – 9/22JONES V. CURTIS 2023-CA-00987-COA2024-09-17 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, jurisdiction, service of process, evidence, objections, procedural barPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 9/16 – 9/22ZEMEK V. GUNN2023-CA-00833-COA 2024-09-17 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, arbitration award, confirmation, court discretion, continuances, reversalJudge McDonald
Week of 9/16 – 9/22BROWN V. STATE 2023-KA-00648-COA2024-09-17 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, firearm enhancement, prohibition, prosecutorial misconduct, prejudicial effect, mistrial, improper comments, ineffective assistance of counsel, burden of proof, new trial, sufficiency of evidencePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 9/23 – 9/29ACE AM. INS. CO. V. HETSCO, INC. 2023-CA-00127-SCT2024-09-26 00:00:00Civilcontract law, binding of principal, apparent authority, assent to be bound, ratification, statute of frauds, equitable estoppelJustice Chamberlin
Week of 9/23 – 9/29RANKIN CNTY. V. MISS. PUB. SERV. COMM’N.2022-UR-00803-SCT2024-09-26 00:00:00Civiladministrative law, public utilities, rates, appellate review, administrative waiver rulePresiding Justice Kitchens
Week of 9/23 – 9/29HOWARD V. STATE2022-KA-00430-SCT2024-09-26 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, controlled substances, intent to sell, conspiracy, formation of agreement, criminal procedure, cross-examination, relevancy, collateral estoppel, re-litigation, double-jepardy, evidence, guilty plea, prosecutorial miscoduct, fair trialJustice Maxwell
Week of 9/23 – 9/29FARRIS V. STATE 2023-CP-00845-COA2024-09-24 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, review, procedural bar, judicial conduct, recusalJudge Smith
Week of 9/23 – 9/29WALKER V. STATE 2023-CP-00787-COA2024-09-24 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, administrative review procedrue, exhaustion of remedies, pcr motion, improper vehicle, time served credit calculation, challenge, petition for judicial review, filingJudge Smith
Week of 9/23 – 9/29WARD V. STATE 2023-CA-00378-COA2024-09-24 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, statute of limitations, retroactivity, intervening exception, criminal procedure, pleas, ineffective assistance of counselPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 9/23 – 9/29SIMMONS V. STATE2023-KA-00518-COA2024-09-24 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury instruction, preservation on appeal, objections, jury instructions, reversible error, sufficient evidence, challenges, sufficient proof, deathPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 9/30 – 10/6JORDAN V. STATE2022-DR-01243-SCT2024-10-01 00:00:00OrderOrderJustice Griffis
Week of 9/30 – 10/6HOWARD V. NELSON2023-CA-00947-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00Civilcontracts, validity, statute of frauds, equitable estoppel, exceptional circumstancesPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 9/30 – 10/6LOWE V. WALL DOXEY STATE PARK2023-CA-00828-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00CivilMiss. Tort Claims Act, governmental entity, presuit notice, statute of limitationsJudge McCarty
Week of 9/30 – 10/6MAZIE V. BOOZIER-MAZIE2023-CA-00470-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, chancery jurisprudence, contempt, defenses, constitutional law, takings clause, Mississippi protection, appellate procedure, briefs, argumentsJudge Lawrence
Week of 9/30 – 10/6SHORT V. THE BREAK LAND CO., LLC2022-CA-01180-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, pleadings, motion for judgment on the pleadings, motion to dismiss, referenced pleadings, motion to amend, proper formChief Judge Barnes
Week of 9/30 – 10/6SMITH V. EST. OF WATSON2023-CA-00761-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, estate administration, insolvent estates, estate claims, preferencesJudge Smith
Week of 9/30 – 10/6STALLWORTH V. MISS. DEP'T OF EMP. SEC.2022-CC-01300-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00Civilemployment law, unemployment benefits, voluntary leave, administrative law, state agency decisions, appellate reviewJudge Lawrence
Week of 9/30 – 10/6WALKER V. HASTY2023-CA-00675-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00Civilfamily law, custody, visitation, modification, appeal & error, evidence, preserving the issue, profferJudge McDonald
Week of 9/30 – 10/6GANDY V. STATE2023-KA-01017-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, new trial, sufficiency of evidence, criminal law, sex crimes, victim credibility, evidence, impeachment, inconsistent testimony, witnesses credibilityPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 9/30 – 10/6LONG V. STATE2023-KA-00351-COA2024-10-01 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury selection, Batson challenge, criminal law, evidence, constructive possession, preservation of evidence, ineffective assistance of counsel, adequacy of the recordJudge Westbrooks
Week of 10/7 – 10/13R.W. V. MISS. DEP'T OF CHILD PROT. SERVS.2023-CP-00543-SCT2024-10-10 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, summons, guardian ad litem, neglected child, venue, family law, definition, custody, bypassing reunificationJustice Ishee
Week of 10/7 – 10/13CHUNG V. STATE2023-CA-00362-COA2024-10-08 00:00:00Civilcivil forfeiture, evidence, drug trafficking, search and seizure, suspicion, money possessionJudge Westbrooks
Week of 10/7 – 10/13CITY OF BILOXI V. MCDONALD2023-CA-00777-COA2024-10-08 00:00:00Civilproperty, conditional-use permits, findings of fact, standard of review, zoning, reversalChief Judge Barnes
Week of 10/7 – 10/13DOUKAS V. KILN SELF STORAGE2023-WC-01195-COA2024-10-08 00:00:00Civiladministrative law, appellate review, agency conclusions, workers' compensation, burden of proof, elements, medical evidence, causal connections, loss of wage-earning capacity, permanent total disabilityChief Judge Barnes
Week of 10/7 – 10/13MORTON LAW FIRM, PLLC V. MERCHANT2023-CA-00940-COA2024-10-08 00:00:00Civilappellate procedure, remedies, attorney's fees, civil procedure, McKee factorsJudge Lawrence
Week of 10/7 – 10/13ARNOLD V. STATE2023-KA-00519-COA2024-10-08 00:00:00Criminalevidence, admissibility, other crimes, probative value, criminal procedure, opening & closing arguments, prosecutorial comments, send-a-message claimsPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 10/7 – 10/13BODY V. STATE2023-KA-00495-COA2024-10-08 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury instructions, alibi defense theory, alibi defense, defendant's locationJudge McCarty
Week of 10/7 – 10/13LEPARD V. STATE2022-KA-01159-COA2024-10-08 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury instructions, elements of offense, criminal law, child fondling, elements, indictments, content requirementsJudge Lawrence
Week of 10/7 – 10/13NORTON V. STATE2023-KA-00475-COA2024-10-08 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, ineffective assistance of counsel, direct appealJudge Westbrooks
Week of 10/14 – 10/20SCARBOROUGH V. LOGAN2022-CA-00965-SCT, 2023-CA-00720-SCT2024-10-17 00:00:00Civilevidence, admissibility, expert testimony, expert opinion testimony, civil procedure, jury instructions, presumptionJustice Chamberlin
Week of 10/14 – 10/20SLAUGHTER V. CITY OF CANTON2023-CA-01102-SCT2024-10-17 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, appeals, mandates, jurisdictionJustice Griffis
Week of 10/14 – 10/20STRIBLING EQUIP., LLC V. EASON PROPANE, LLC2023-CA-00862-SCT2024-10-17 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, awards, remittitur, damages, jury verdictJustice Maxwell
Week of 10/14 – 10/20VIVIAN V. STATE2023-KA-00338-SCT2024-10-17 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appeal, Lindsey brief, supplemental brief, failure to filePresiding Justice Kitchens
Week of 10/14 – 10/20CHAPMAN V. CHAPMAN2023-CA-00615-COA2024-10-15 00:00:00Civildivorce, equitable distribution, child support, proceedings, marital propertyJudge Emfinger
Week of 10/14 – 10/20EASON V. SOUTH CENT. REG’L MED. CTR.2023-CA-00261-COA2024-10-15 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, dismissal, failure to prosecute, discovery, motion practice, judicial discretionPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 10/14 – 10/20WORD V. U.S. BANK2023-CA-00160-COA2024-10-15 00:00:00Civilproperty, easements, implied grant of right-of-way, easement by necessity, alternative routes, evidence of expensesJudge Smith
Week of 10/14 – 10/20CAUTHEN V. STATE2023-KA-00589-COA2024-10-15 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury instructions, lesser-included offense, total innocence defenseJudge Smith
Week of 10/14 – 10/20RANDALL V. STATE2023-KA-00587-COA2024-10-15 00:00:00Criminalevidence, preservation for appeal, definitive ruling, order of proof, criminal procedure, sentencing, firearm enhancementPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 10/21 – 10/27MCGEE V. MCGEE2023-CA-00695-SCT2024-10-24 00:00:00Civilfamily law, marital assets, Ferguson factors, custody, Albright factors, divorce, adulteryJustice Coleman
Week of 10/21 – 10/27BAUR V. RIBELIN2023-CA-00018-COA2024-10-22 00:00:00Civilproperty, adverse possession, elements, torts, intentional infliction of emotional distress, trespass, antiquities, appellate procedure, remedies, attorney's feesJudge McCarty
Week of 10/21 – 10/27JOHNSON V. SW GAMING LLC2023-CA-00505-COA2024-10-22 00:00:00Civiltorts, premises liability, elements, foreseeability, respondeat superior, scopeJudge McDonald
Week of 10/21 – 10/27MALONE V. JACKSON CNTY. DEP’T OF CHILD PROT. SERVS.2023-CA-00420-COA2024-10-22 00:00:00Civilfamily law, custody, bypassing reunification, best interest of child, evidence at disposition hearingsPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 10/21 – 10/27HAMPTON V. STATE2023-KA-00068-COA2024-10-22 00:00:00Criminalappellate procedure, criminal appeals, plain-error doctrine, criminal law, sentencing, illegal sentences, murderJudge Smith
Week of 10/28 – 11/3IN RE: MISS. RULES OF CIV. PROC. [MISS. R. CIV. P. 46]89-R-99001-SCT2024-10-22 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Coleman
Week of 10/28 – 11/3BANKS V. BANKS2023-CA-00515-COA2024-10-29 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, jurisdiction, interlocutory appeals, finality, certification, family law, domestic relations, divorceJudge Emfinger
Week of 10/28 – 11/3MORLAND V. MORLAND2023-CA-00237-COA2024-10-29 00:00:00Civilfamily law, custody, reversal of custody decision, polestar consideration, child support, amount and incidents of award, attorney's fees, McKee factorsJudge Smith
Week of 10/28 – 11/3SESSUMS V. CHICKEN NUGGET, INC.2023-CA-00128-COA2024-10-29 00:00:00Civiltorts, premises liability, duty owed to invitee, unreasonably dangerous conditionsJudge McCarty
Week of 10/28 – 11/3TISDALE V. S. CEN. REG’L MED. CTR.2023-CA-00231-COA2024-10-29 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, compelling discovery, plaintiff's delay, dismissal, failure to prosecute, action of record, reactionary action, prejudice, aggravating factorsJudge Westbrooks
Week of 10/28 – 11/3MALLARD V. STATE2023-CP-01155-COA2024-10-29 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, procedural bar, successive writ, exceptions to procedural bar, fundamental-rights exception, newly discovered evidence exceptionJudge Smith
Week of 10/28 – 11/3WARE V. STATE2023-CP-00909-COA2024-10-29 00:00:00Civilcriminal procedure, sentencing, parole eligibility, post-conviction relief, statute of limitations, successive motionsJudge Emfinger
Week of 10/28 – 11/3SCOTT V. STATE2023-KA-00559-COA2024-10-29 00:00:00Criminalevidence, admissibility, prior criminal convictions, criminal procedure, sufficiency of evidence, reasonable juror standard, conviction, reversalJudge McCarty
Week of 11/4 – 11/10IN RE: MISS. RULES OF CIV. PROC. [MISS. R. CIV. P. 62]89-R-99001-SCT2024-10-31 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Coleman
Week of 11/4 – 11/10CHILDRESS V. STATE2023-KA-01323-SCT2024-11-07 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, directed verdict, sufficiency of evidence, Weathersby rule, criminal law, deliberate-design murder, inferred intent, jury verdict, weight of the evidenceJustice Beam
Week of 11/4 – 11/10MCDILL V. SCOTT CTY. SCH. DIST.2023-CA-00956-COA2024-11-05 00:00:00Civilpersonal injury, discretionary-function immunity, purpose, applicability, satisfactionJudge Smith
Week of 11/4 – 11/10MORGAN V. RIVERBOAT CORP. OF MISS.2023-CA-00379-COA2024-11-05 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, summary judgment, issues of material fact, torts, premises liability, unreasonably dangerous conditionsPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 11/4 – 11/10SLADE V. CITY OF LUMBERTON2023-CA-00830-COA2024-11-05 00:00:00CivilMiss. Tort Claims Act, governmental entity, immunity, torts, intentional torts, reckless disregard, totality of the circumstances, Brister/Richardson factors, professional responsibility, conflict of interest, recusalJudge Emfinger
Week of 11/4 – 11/10UNIV. OF MISS. MED. CTR. V. REDD2023-CA-00711-COA2024-11-05 00:00:00Civiltorts, medical malpractice, elements, lost chance of recovery, causation, expert testimonyJudge Lawrence
Week of 11/4 – 11/10PAXTON V. STATE2023-CP-00618-COA2024-11-05 00:00:00Civilcriminal procedure, post-conviction relief, successive motions, statute of limitations, indictment, capital murderJudge Emfinger
Week of 11/4 – 11/10ALEXANDER V. STATE 2023-KA-00331-COA2024-11-07 00:00:00Criminalevidence, admissibility, motion in limine, appellate review, abuse of discretion, criminal procedure, mistrial, directed verdict, reasonable doubt, new trial, sufficiency of evidence, sentencing, proportionalityJudge Emfinger
Week of 11/11 – 11/17FAGAN V. FAULKNER2022-CT-00130-SCT2024-11-14 00:00:00Civiltorts, defamation, slander per se, intentJustice Coleman
Week of 11/11 – 11/17IN RE: FLOYD V. SIMPSON CNTY. SCH. BD.2023-CA-01126-SCT2024-11-14 00:00:00Civiladministrative law, board of supervisors, minutes amendment, school boards, resolutions, school board resolutions, requirements, constitutional law, due process, legislative acts, corporate law, nonprofit corporations, definitions, statutory interpretation, plain meaningJustice Chamberlin
Week of 11/11 – 11/17SMITH V. BROCKWAY2023-CA-01027-SCT2024-11-14 00:00:00Civilproperty, restrictive covenants, running with the land, creationJustice Coleman
Week of 11/11 – 11/17RATCLIFF V. STATE2022-CT-00690-SCT2024-11-14 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, possession of stolen property, guilty knowledge, concealmentJustice Chamberlin
Week of 11/11 – 11/17TOLER V. STATE2023-KA-00712-SCT2024-11-14 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, aggravated assault, intent, criminal procedure, indictments, merger of multiplicitous counts, multiplicitous charges, evidence, admissibility, court's discretionChief Justice Randolph
Week of 11/11 – 11/17ALLRED V. TISHOMINGO CNTY.2023-CA-00569-COA2024-11-12 00:00:00Civilappellate procedure, appellate record, attached documents, Miss. Torts Claim Act, governmental entity, damages, evidence, admissibility, expert testimony, Daubert standardJudge McDonald
Week of 11/11 – 11/17SIGGERS V. MISS. PAROLE BD.2023-CP-00900-COA2024-11-12 00:00:00Civilparole board, jurisdiction, grant or denial of parole, constitutional law, liberty interests, liberty interest in parole, contract law, contract elements, valid contracts, equal protection, class of one, parole board, retaliation claim, chronology of eventsChief Judge Barnes
Week of 11/11 – 11/17WALKER V. STATE2023-KA-00860-COA2024-11-12 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, sixth amendment, right to counsel, Miranda rights, waiver, fifth amendment, involuntary confession, new trial, sufficiency of the evidenceChief Judge Barnes
Week of 11/18 – 11/24J.B. V. M.M.2023-IA-00457-SCT, 2023-IA-00458-SCT2024-11-21 00:00:00Civilfamily law, adoption, statute of limitations, contest, necessary parties, post-adoption, grandparent visitationJustice Beam
Week of 11/18 – 11/24JOHNSON V. MILLER2024-FC-00419-SCT2024-11-21 00:00:00Civilappellate procedure, undecided questions, certifying questions, civil procedure, whistleblowing, remedies, statute of limitations, accrual, torts, Miss. Tort Claims Act, municipal corporationsJustice Beam
Week of 11/18 – 11/24S.D.P. V. HARRISON CNTY. DEP’T OF CHILD PROT. SERVS.2023-CA-00838-SCT2024-11-21 00:00:00Civilfamily law, parental rights, termination, neglected child, definition, appellate procedure, issue, waiverJustice Beam
Week of 11/18 – 11/24BELL V. STATE 2023-KA-00801-SCT2024-11-21 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appeals, Lindsey requirements, supplemental briefJustice Beam
Week of 11/18 – 11/24MYERS V. STATE2023-KA-01083-SCT2024-11-21 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, indictment, constructive amendment, permissible amendmentChief Justice Randolph
Week of 11/18 – 11/24ELLZEY V. STATE2022-KA-00797-COA2024-11-19 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, indictments, broad date range, jurors, ability to testify, evidence, witness testimony, personal knowledge, standard of review, ineffective assistance of counsel, recordPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 11/18 – 11/24SMITH V. STATE2023-KA-00703-COA2024-11-19 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, new trial, sufficiency of evidence, evidence, witnesses, credibilityJudge Lawrence
Week of 11/25 – 12/1BRIGGS V. WEARY2023-CA-00923-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Civilfamily law, child custody, modification, burden of proof, child support, calculationJudge McDonald
Week of 11/25 – 12/1HARRIS V. PATTEN2023-CA-00950-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Civilcriminal procedure, petitions, writ of habeas corpus, habeas corpus hearing, probable cause. prior to indictmentPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 11/25 – 12/1HERD V. STOKES2023-CA-00713-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Civilevidence, admissibility, authentication, wills & estates, attesting witnesses, expert testimonyPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 11/25 – 12/1S.Z.O. V. HARRISON CNTY. DEP’T OF CHILD PROT. SERVS.2023-CA-00549-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Civilfamily law, parental right, termination, involuntary termination, custody, best interest of childPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 11/25 – 12/1CASTILLO-VALENCIA V. STATE2023-CP-01292-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, statute of limitations, three-year time-bar, statutory interpretation, no judicially created exceptions, procedural sufficiency, evidentiary requirements, appellate procedure, ineffective assistance of counsel, affidavitJudge Lawrence
Week of 11/25 – 12/1MILLER V. STATE 2023-CP-00322-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, probation revocation, conditions, post-relief supervision, imposition of sentence, criminal law, pleas, Alford pleaPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 11/25 – 12/1RAMSEY V. STATE2023-CP-00440-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Civilcriminal procedure, guilty plea, voluntariness, ineffective assistance of counsel, burden of proof, post-conviction relief, additional issues, procedural barChief Judge Barnes
Week of 11/25 – 12/1ARMISTAD V. STATE2023-KA-00799-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury instructions, theory of case, mistrial, misconduct, new trial, sufficiency of evidence, evidentiary support, circumstantial evidencePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 11/25 – 12/1FOX V. STATE2023-KA-00596-COA2024-11-26 00:00:00Criminalconstitutional law, double jeopardy, separate offenses, criminal procedure, plain error, jury composition, evidence, expert testimony, admissibility, scope, hearsay exceptions, business records, prosecutorial misconduct, improper commentsJudge McDonald
Week of 12/2 – 12/7BOYETT V. CAIN2022-CT-00978-SCT2024-12-05 00:00:00Civilcivil procedure, administrative decisions, venue, administrative review procedure, exhausted remediesPresiding Justice Kitchens
Week of 12/2 – 12/7CORROTHERS V. STATE2023-CA-00401-SCT2024-12-05 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, petition, merit, evidentiary hearing, prima facie case, criminal procedure, jury misconduct, investigationJustice Maxwell
Week of 12/2 – 12/7MISS. DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVS. V. JOHNSON2022-CT-00605-SCT2024-12-05 00:00:00Civilfamily law, procedure, notice, civil procedure, affects of timing, personal jurisdictionJustice Ishee
Week of 12/2 – 12/7PALMER V. MCRAE2023-CP-01026-SCT2024-12-05 00:00:00Civilappellate procedure, supersedeas bond, sureties, issue preclusion, failure to appear, failure to citeJustice Griffis
Week of 12/2 – 12/7UNITED SERVS. AUTO. ASS’N V. EST. OF MINOR2023-CA-00049-SCT2024-12-05 00:00:00Civilinsurance, bad faith, punitive damages, civil procedure, standard of review, new trial, attorney's feesJustice Ishee
Week of 12/2 – 12/7IN RE: THE RULES OF CIV. PROC. [MISS. R. CIV. P. 10]89-R-99001-SCT2024-11-26 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Coleman
Week of 12/2 – 12/7IN RE: THE RULES OF CIV. PROC. [MISS. R. CIV. P. 12]89-R-99001-SCT2024-11-26 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Coleman
Week of 12/2 – 12/7MCGRAW V. STATE2024-M-006542024-11-25 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderJustice Chamberlin
Week of 12/2 – 12/7MITCHELL V. STATE2023-KA-00859-SCT2024-12-05 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury trial, supplemental instructions, jury instructions, reversible error, ineffective assistance of counsel, reviewJustice Beam
Week of 12/2 – 12/7BERRY V. FORKNER2023-CA-00707-COA2024-12-03 00:00:00Civilwills & estates, holographic will, handwriting, disposition, lapses, attorney's fees, McKee factorsJudge Emfinger
Week of 12/2 – 12/7BERRY V. JACKSON CNTY.2023-CA-00643-COA2024-12-03 00:00:00CivilMiss. Tort Claims Act, government employees, reckless disregard, factors, standard, civil procedure, pretrial procedure, failure to respondChief Judge Barnes
Week of 12/2 – 12/7PHAM V. MINER2023-CA-00266-COA2024-12-03 00:00:00Civilproperty, deed construction, interpretation, parol evidence, conflicting descriptionsJudge Emfinger
Week of 12/2 – 12/7SMITH V. ANDERSON2022-CA-00959-COA2024-12-03 00:00:00Civilappellate procedure, issue on appeal, waiver, property, adverse possession, elements, affirmative defense, timeliness & reasonableness, civil procedure, decisions without a jury, finding of fact & conclusions of lawChief Judge Barnes
Week of 12/2 – 12/7LEWIS V. STATE2023-CP-01109-COA2024-12-03 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, statute of limitations, procedural bar, newly discovered evidenceJudge Emfinger
Week of 12/2 – 12/7BOOTH V. STATE2023-KA-00906-COA2024-12-03 00:00:00Criminalcriminal law, appeals, Lindsey brief, criminal procedure, supplemental briefPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 12/2 – 12/7LUCAS V. STATE2023-KA-01015-COA2024-12-03 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, notice, lesser-included offense, lesser-non-included offense, criminal law, burglary of a dwelling, intent, malicious mischief, scopePresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 12/8 – 12/14HARRIS V. HEMPHILL CONSTR. CO.2023-CA-00973-SCT2024-12-12 00:00:00Civiladministrative law, common law claims, exhaustion, workers' compensation law, employee classification, corporate officers, tort immunity, compliancePresiding Justice Kitchens
Week of 12/8 – 12/14NAT’L COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASS’N V. FARRAR2023-IA-00282-SCT2024-12-12 00:00:00Civildue process, state action, private organizations, evidence, employment actions, malicious interference, private bylawsJustice Griffis
Week of 12/8 – 12/14MCPHAIL V. MCPHAIL2024-TS-008492024-12-12 00:00:00En Banc OrderEn Banc OrderChief Justice Randolph
Week of 12/8 – 12/14QUINN V. STATE2022-CT-00962-SCT2024-12-12 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, venue, burden of proof, witness testimony, confrontation clause, indictment, amendment, discovery, mistrial, improper comments, evidence, refreshing a witness, hearsay documentsJustice Griffis
Week of 12/8 – 12/14YOUNG V. MARTIN2023-CA-00980-COA2024-12-10 00:00:00Civilproperty, quiet title, sword complaints, civil procedure, default judgments, motion to set aside, deeds, intentJudge Lawrence
Week of 12/8 – 12/14DAVIS V. STATE2023-KA-00811-COA2024-12-10 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, search & seizure, investigatory stop, community caretaking functionJudge McDonald
Week of 12/8 – 12/14GARDNER V. STATE2023-KA-00903 Consolidated with 2018-KA-013372024-12-10 00:00:00Criminalevidence, admissibility, Peterson balancing test, criminal law, controlled sunstances, constructive possession, possessionPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 12/8 – 12/14KING V. STATE2023-KA-00658-COA2024-12-10 00:00:00Criminalappellate procedure, indigent criminal defendant, Lindsey brief, reviewJudge Westbrooks
Week of 12/8 – 12/14LEVI V. STATE2023-KA-00718-COA2024-12-10 00:00:00Criminalevidence, admissibility, prior convictions, objections, preservation for appeal, criminal law, simple possession, harmless error, undue prejudicePresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 12/8 – 12/14NAILER V. STATE2023-KA-00627-COA2024-12-10 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, jury instructions, lesser-included offense, new trial, sufficiency of evidence, reversible error, right to testify, Culberson colloquy, defenseJudge Emfinger
Week of 12/8 – 12/14WAGNER V. STATE2023-KA-01123-COA2024-12-10 00:00:00Criminalcriminal procedure, appeal, Lindsey brief, arguable issueJudge Lawrence
Week of 12/15 – 12/21PILOT TRAVEL CTRS., LLC V. WOMACK2023-CA-00035-COA2024-12-17 00:00:00Civilpremises liability, duty of care, reasonably safe condition, reasonable inspections, constructive knowledge, evidence, expert testimony, admissibility, damages, remittitur, jury decisionJudge Smith
Week of 12/15 – 12/21BALL V. STATE2023-CP-00890-COA2024-12-17 00:00:00Civilcriminal procedure, double jeopardy, waiver, guilty pleasJudge McCarty
Week of 12/15 – 12/21LAWSON V. STATE2023-CP-01008-COA2024-12-17 00:00:00Civilpost-conviction relief, ineffective assistance of counsel, burden of proof, waiver, indictment, previous convictionsJudge Smith
Week of 12/15 – 12/21MOORE V. STATE2023-CP-01147-COA2024-12-17 00:00:00Civilcriminal procedure, guilty plea, voluntariness, post-conviction relief, evidentiary hearing, trial court discretion, ineffective assistance of counsel, burden of proofJudge Smith
Week of 12/15 – 12/21PARKER V. STATE2023-KA-00550-COA2024-12-17 00:00:00Criminalevidence, hearsay, prior bad acts, constitutional law, confrontation clause, testimonial statements, hearsay, prior inconsistent statement, criminal law, due process, cumulative errorJudge Smith
Week of 12/15 – 12/21WILLIAMS V. STATE2023-KA-00346-COA2024-12-17 00:00:00Criminalevidence, hearsay, admissibility, officer testimony, course of investigation, objections, waiver, closing argumentsJudge Smith
Week of 1/5 – 1/12LAKE V. CHESTNUTT2024-IA-00037-SCT2025-01-09 00:00:00CivilWills & Estates, Devisavit Vel Non, Jury Trial, Waiver, Notice of Jury TrialPresiding Justice Ishee
Week of 1/5 – 1/12IN RE: RULES & REGULS. FOR CERTIFICATION & CONTINUING EDUC. FOR CT. ADM'RS89-R-99020-SCT2024-12-17 00:00:00OrderPresiding Justice King
Week of 1/5 – 1/12BEGNAUD V. BEGNAUD2023-CA-008222025-01-07 00:00:00CivilFamily Law, Equitable Distribution, Ferguson Factors, Louk Standard, Hammett StandardJudge Lawrence
Week of 1/5 – 1/12CHIMENTO V. SCHWARK2023-CA-00398-COA`1/7/2025CivilWills & Estates, Testamentary Capacity, Due Execution, Probate of WillJudge Westbroks
Week of 1/5 – 1/12EVERETT V. STATE2024-CP-00206-COA2025-01-07 00:00:00CivilState Boards & Agencies, Appealing Correctional Authority, DismissalJude Emfinger
Week of 1/5 – 1/12WALKER V. MISS. STATE PAROLE BD.2023-CP-00919-COA2025-01-07 00:00:00CivilAdministrative Law, Judicial Review, Prior Agency Decision, In Forma Pauperis StatusJudge Carlton
Week of 1/5 – 1/12WILSON V. BARNES-WILSON2023-CA-00945-COA2025-01-07 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Failure to Prosecute, Action of Record, Cantumacious ConductJudge Emfringer
Week of 1/5 – 1/12JONES V. STATE2023-CP-01247-COA2025-01-07 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction ReliefPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 1/5 – 1/12RENCHER V. STATE2024-CP-0008-COA2025-01-07 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Guilty Plea, AffadavitJudge Westbrooks
Week of 1/5 – 1/12BOONE V. STATE2023-KA-006842025-01-07 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, New Trial, Suffiency of the Evidence, Prior Bad Act, Reversible ErrorChief Judge Barnes
Week of 1/5 – 1/12MOUNT V. STATE2023-KA-00807-COA2025-01-27 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Legal Competency, Insanity, M'Naughten Test, Psychiatric EvaluationsPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 1/5 – 1/12POOLE V. STATE2023-KA-01162-COA2025-01-07 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Admissibility, Motion to Suppress, Objection to Evidence, Issue WaiverJudge Emfinger
Week of 1/13 – 1/19J.J.B. V. MONROE CNTY. DEP'T OF CHILD PROT. SERVS.2023-CA-00532-SCT2025-01-16 00:00:00CivilFamily Law, Parental Rights, Termination FactorsJustice Maxwell
Week of 1/13 – 1/19MISS. COMM'N ON JUD. PERFORMANCE V. MOORE2024-JP-00121-SCT2025-01-16 00:00:00CivilConstitutional Law, First Amendment, Restricting Speech, Violations for Public Employees, Memorandum of Understanding, Compliance, ProportionalityJustice Chamberlain
Week of 1/13 – 1/19GARFIELD V. TATE2023-CA-01262-COA2025-01-14 00:00:00CivilWills & Estates, Wrongful Death Beneficiary, Determining Heirs, Illegitimate ChildrenJudge Lawrence
Week of 1/13 – 1/19HOLSTEIN V. NICHOLAS2023-CA-00972-COA2025-01-14 00:00:00CivilContracts, Indemnity Recovery, Voluntary Payment, Compulsory Requirement, Writ of Garnishment, Standard of VoluntarinessJudge Lawrence
Week of 1/13 – 1/19POWELL V. POWELL2022-CA-0012582025-01-14 00:00:00CivilDomestic Relations, Divorce, Contract, Contempt, Evidentiary ErrorsJudge McCarty
Week of 1/13 – 1/19YARBOUGH V. SACRED HEART CATH. SCH.2023-CA-01219-COA2025-01-14 00:00:00CivilCivil Proecudre, Injunctive Relief, Substantial Legal Right, Elements, Permanent InjunctionPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 1/13 – 1/19BAKER V. STATE2023-KA-01111-COA2025-01-14 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Jury Instructions, Theory of Case, Self-DefenseJudge Lawrence
Week of 1/13 – 1/19DAVIS V. STATE2023-KA-00178-COA2025-01-14 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Evidence, Impeachment of Witnesses, Constitutional Law, Sixth Amendment, Right of Confrontation, Reversible Error, Probabtive Value Demonstration, Harmless ErrorPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 1/13 – 1/19GIBSON V. STATE2023-KA-00704-COA2025-01-14 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, Privileges, Spousal Privilege, New Trial, Sufficieny of Evidence, Admissibility, Court's DiscretionPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 1/13 – 1/19SEALES V. STATE2023-KA-01376-COA2025-01-14 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Attempted First-Degree Murder, Intent, Sufficiency of the Evidence, New TrialJude Emfinger
Week of 1/13 – 1/19STEWART V. STATE2023-KA-00461-COA2025-01-14 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Prejudicial Effect, Mistrial, Improper Occurences, Sixth Amendment, Confrontation ClauseJudge Emfinger
Week of 1/20 – 1/26GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSP. V. BOYKIN2023-IA-00820-SCT2025-01-23 00:00:00CivilAppellate PRocedure, Failure to File a Brief, Redres of Violation, Deprivation of Rights, HIPPA, Private Right of ActionJustice Chamberlain
Week of 1/20 – 1/26X.G.C. V. JACKSON CNTY. DEP'T OF CHILD PROT. SERVS.2023-CA-00138-SCT2025-01-23 00:00:00CivilFamily Law, Custody, Termination of Parental RightsJustice Chamberlain
Week of 1/20 – 1/26CARR V. STATE2023-DR-005032025-01-16 00:00:00En Banc OrderJustice Chamberlain
Week of 1/20 – 1/26ADAMS V. ADAMS2023-CA-01041-COA2025-01-21 00:00:00CivilFamily Law, Child Custody, Albright FactorsJudge Westbrooks
Week of 1/20 – 1/26PHILLIPS V. FORREST CNTY. INDUS. PARK COMM'N2023-CA-01132-COA2025-01-21 00:00:00CivilProperty, Adverse Possession, Notice, Undeveloped PropertyPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 1/20 – 1/26BURNETTE V. STATE2023-CP-01330-COA2025-01-21 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, Statute of Limitations, Failure to File, Procedural Bar, ExceptionsJudge Emfinger
Week of 1/20 – 1/26MOORE V. STATE2024-CP-00150-COA2025-01-21 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, Statute of Limitations, Failure to File, Subsequent MotionsJudge Emfinger
Week of 1/20 – 1/26GRIMES V. STATE2023-KA-01254-COA2025-01-21 00:00:00CriminalCivil Procedure, Motion for New Trial, Abuse of DiscretionJudge Lawrence
Week of 1/20 – 1/26ROBINSON V. STATE2023-KA-00575-COA2025-01-21 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Burden of Proof, Trial StrategyPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 1/27 – 2/2WILLIAMS V. MISS. FARM BUREAU CAS. INS. CO.2023-CA-01225-SCT2025-01-30 00:00:00CivilMississippi Uninsured Motorist Act, Insurance Policies, Restrictive Language, Interpretation, Clear & Unambiguous TermsJustice Ishee
Week of 1/27 – 2/2IN RE: THE RULES OF CIV. PROC. [MISS. R. CIV. P. 14]89-R-99001-SCT2025-01-27 00:00:00En Banc OrderJustice Ishee
Week of 1/27 – 2/2WEAVER V. STATE2017-M-005272025-01-27 00:00:00En Banc OrderJustice Chamberlain
Week of 1/27 – 2/2BARNETT V. STATE2023-KA-00742-SCT2025-01-30 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Jury Instruction, Weight of Evidence, Review of Grant or DenialJustice Maxwell
Week of 1/27 – 2/2KENDRICK V. STATE2024-KM-00510-SCT1/30/SCTCriminalConstitutional Law, Illegal Search and Seizure, Brown Test, Investigative StopJustice Sullivan
Week of 1/27 – 2/2ROBINSON V. STATE2023-KA-00773-SCT2025-01-30 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Essential Elements of Offense, Date of Offense, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Proof, Brady Violation, Forfeiture of Jurisdiction, Jury Composition, Fair & Impartial JuryPresiding Justice Coleman
Week of 1/27 – 2/2CULBERSON V. STATE2023-KA-00588-COA2025-01-23 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Jury Instructions, Simple Assault, Prior Bad Acts, Probative Value, IndictmentJudge McCarty
Week of 1/27 – 2/2JLS FARM P'SHIP V. '27 BREAK HUNTING CLUB, INC.2023-CA-00434-COA2025-01-28 00:00:00CivilContract, Breach of Contract, Good Faith & Fair Dealing, Plain Language, Detrimental RelianceJudge Westbrooks
Week of 1/27 – 2/2CHILDS V. STATE2023-CA-00126-COA2025-01-28 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, Appeal, Permission to Seek Relief, Brady Violation, Ineffective Assistance of CounselJudge Weddle
Week of 1/27 – 2/2ADAME V. STATE2023-KA-00758-COA2025-01-28 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Jury Instructions, Judicial Comment, Judicial Instruction, Proper InstructionsPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 1/27 – 2/2HAYNES V. STATE2023-KA-00861-COA2025-01-28 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Self-Defense, Stand Your Ground, Refusal of Instruction, Sufficiency of Evidence, Imperfect Self-DefensePresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 2/3 – 2/9SMITH V. STATE2019-DR-01492-SCT2025-02-04 00:00:00En Banc OrderJustice Coleman
Week of 2/3 – 2/9BROOME V. STATE2023-KA-01163-SCT2025-02-06 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, Hearsay, Inadmissability, Testimony, Investigatory Statements, Appeals, ReversalJustice Chamberlain
Week of 2/3 – 2/9MACKABEE V. STATE2023-KA-00644-SCT2025-02-06 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Appeals, Lindsey Brief, Pro Se Supplemental BriefJustice Coleman
Week of 2/3 – 2/9WILSON V. STATE2023-CP-01050-COA2025-02-04 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, Conviction, Factual Basis, Denial of Motion, In Forma Pauperis StatusChief Judge Barnes
Week of 2/3 – 2/9CRAFT V. STATE2023-KA-00915-COA2025-02-04 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, New Trial, Weight of Evidence, Jury Instructions, Reversal, Assertions, Insufficent EvidenceJudge Westbrooks
Week of 2/3 – 2/9HAGAN V. STATE2023-KA-00880-COA2025-02-04 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Simple Assault, Aggravated Assault, Lesser-Included OffenseChief Judge Barnes
Week of 2/3 – 2/9JOHNSON V. STATE2023-KA-00870-COA2025-02-04 00:00:00CriminalConstitutional Law, Double Jeopardy, Protections, Simultaneaous Possession, Multiplicitous Charges, Terry StopPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 2/3 – 2/9JONES V. STATE2022-KA-01124-COA2025-02-04 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Heat of Pass, Defense of Necessity, Date of Prior Convictions, Habitual Offender, Judge's Purview, Penitentiatry Packages, Competent EvidenceJudge McCarty
Week of 2/10 – 2/16MIDDLETON V. STATE2024-IA-00144-SCT2025-02-13 00:00:00CriminalConstitutional Law, Double Jeopardy, Successive Prosection, Proof of ConvictionJustice Chamberlain
Week of 2/10 – 2/16JOHNSON V. CLEVELAND2023-01011-COA2025-02-13 00:00:00CivilProperty, Adverse Possession, Tax Sale, State OwnershipJudge Emfinger
Week of 2/10 – 2/16ROBERTS V. STATE2023-CP-013872025-02-11 00:00:00CivilCriminal Law, Judicial Proceedings, Statements, AppealJudge McCarty
Week of 2/10 – 2/16JONES V. STATE2023-KA-01164-COA2025-02-11 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Murder, Deliberate Design, Jury's RolePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 2/10 – 2/16LUTER V. STATE2023-KA-01305-COA2025-02-11 00:00:00Criminal Criminal Procedure, Involuntary Manslaughter, Criminality, New Trial, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Strickland TestJudge Emfinger
Week of 2/10 – 2/16MITCHELL V. STATE2023-KA-00764-COA2025-02-11 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, New Trial, AlibiPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 2/10 – 2/16TURNER V. STATE2023-KA-01167-COA2025-02-11 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Sentencing, Habitual Offender Status, Stop & Search, Probable Cause, Concealed ContrabandJudge McDonald
Week of 2/17 – 2/23LEE V. CITY OF PASCAGOULA2022-CT-01190-SCT2025-02-20 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Jurisdiction, Standing, Justiciability, Mootness, Advisory OpinionsJustice Maxwell
Week of 2/17 – 2/23LENOIR V. STATE2023-IA-01181-SCT2025-02-20 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Judicial Conduct, Appointmnet of Special Judges, Recusal, Governing Procedure, Brief RequirementsJustice Griffis
Week of 2/17 – 2/23KNIGHT V. STATE2022-KA-01138-SCT2025-02-20 00:00:00CriminalFourth Amendment, Private Speech Doctrine, Cross Examination, False Testimony, ProportionalityJustice Chamberlain
Week of 2/17 – 2/23WATTS V. STATE2023-KA-00893-SCT2025-02-20 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, First-Degree Murder, Deliberate Design, Reversible Error, Inferred MaliceChief Justice Randolph
Week of 2/17 – 2/23RONCALI V. STATE2023-KA-00173-COA2025-02-20 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, Admissability, Court's Discretion, Expert Testimony, Sufficiency of EvidenceJudge Emfinger
Week of 2/17 – 2/231ST STEP SOBER LIVE LLC V. CLEVELAND2023-CA-00665-COA2025-02-18 00:00:00CivilProperty, Restrictive Covenants, Enforcability, Fair Housing Act, HandicapJudge Lawrence
Week of 2/17 – 2/23LOANMAX, LLC V. CASTLE COLUMBUS I, LLC2023-CA-00790-COA2025-02-18 00:00:00CivilContracts, Lease Renewal, Breach, Attorney's FeesJudge McDonald
Week of 2/17 – 2/23BROOKS V. STATE2023-KA-01081-COA2025-02-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Direct Evidence, Sufficiency of EvidenceJudge Lawrence
Week of 2/17 – 2/23CHAMBERS V. STATE2023-KA-00626-COA2025-02-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Miranda Rights, Waiver, Capital Murder, Child Abuse, Accomplice Liability, Aiding & AbettingJudge McDonald
Week of 2/17 – 2/23FEARS V. STATE2023-KA-00174-COA2025-02-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Cautionary Instruction, Accomplice Testimony, Abuse of DiscretionJudge McCarty
Week of 2/17 – 2/23JOHNSON V. STATE2023-KA-00369-COA2025-02-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Severance, Motion to Sever Offenses, Movant's Duty to Pursue, Indictment, Multiple ChargesJudge McCarty
Week of 2/17 – 2/23SPEARMAN V. STATE2023-KA-01091-COA2023-08-28 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Appellate Procedure, Lindsey BriefsChief Judge Barnes
Week of 2/17 – 2/23TAYLOR V. STATE2023-KA-00245-COA2025-02-18 00:00:00CriminalConstitutional Law, Right to a Speedy Trial, Barker Balancing Test, Presumptively Prejudicial Delay, Investigative Delay, Assertion of the Right, PrejudiceJudge Westbrooks
Week of 2/17 – 2/23WALLACE V. STATE2023-KA-00721-COA2025-02-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Evidency, Uncorroroberated Testimony, Harmless Error, Objections, Barker Balancing Test, Denial of a Severance, Ineffective Assistance of CounselJudge Emfinger
Week of 2/24 – 3/2WEBSTER V. UNIV. OF MISS. MED. CTR. GRENADA2023-CA-00687-SCT2025-02-27 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Service of Process, State Institutions, Time Limit for Service, Government Entity, Miss.Tort Claims Act, State EmployeesJustice Sullivan
Week of 2/24 – 3/2JONES V. STATE2023-KA-00876-SCT2025-02-27 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Burden of Proof, Sufficiency of EvidencePresiding Justice Coleman
Week of 2/24 – 3/2MINOR V. STATE2022-CT-00990-SCT2025-02-27 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Discover, Cumulative-Error Doctrine, Mistrial, Improper Comments, Confrontation Clause, Cross-Examination, Closing Arguments, Preserving ObjectionsJustice Ishee
Week of 2/24 – 3/2BLACK V. BLACK2023-CA-01098-COA2025-02-25 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Appeals, Timeliness, Tolling, ReliefJudge McDonald
Week of 2/24 – 3/2COLBERT V. COLBERT2022-CA-01293-COA2025-02-25 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Failure to Raise a Claim, Procedural Bar, Family Law, Child Support, Judicial Record, Sealed Record, Balancing TestJudge McCarty
Week of 2/24 – 3/2FAIRCHILD V. KS OCEAN SPRINGS REAL ESTATE LLC2023-CA-00928-COA2025-02-25 00:00:00CivilTorts, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Discovery, Failure to Obey Order to Provide or Permit DiscoveryJudge McDonald
Week of 2/24 – 3/2MONTGOMERY V. WHATLEY2022-CP-00992-COA2025-02-25 00:00:00CivilWills & Estates, Concurrent Estates, Tenancy in Common, Probate, Lack of PresentationJudge Emfinger
Week of 2/24 – 3/2ROBERTS V. ROBERTS2023-CA-00934-COA2025-02-25 00:00:00CivilFamily Law, Division of Marital Property, Double Award, Valuation of Assets, AlimonyPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 2/24 – 3/2SPIVEY V. SPIVEY2023-CA-01002-COA2025-02-25 00:00:00CivilFamily Law, Custody, Custody Modification, Chancery Court RequirementsJudge Emfinger
Week of 2/24 – 3/2CRUMP V. STATE2023-CP-00795-COA2025-02-25 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Post-Conviction Relief, Timeliness, Successive Motions, Previous Litigation, Res JudicataJudge Lawrence
Week of 2/24 – 3/2STAR V. STATE2023-KA-00788-COA2025-02-25 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, Knife-Specific Requirements, Jury Instructions, Legal SufficiencyJudge McDonald
Week of 3/3 – 3/9R.K. METALS, LLC V. E & E Co., INC.2023-CA-006202025-03-06 00:00:00CivilContracts, Personal Capacity, Binding Signature, Signature Designation, Duty to Read, Close Legal RelationshipJustice Branning
Week of 3/3 – 3/9DARDEN V. MISS. DEP'T OF EMP. SEC.2024-CC-00159-COA2025-03-04 00:00:00CivilAdministrative Law, State Agencies, Timely Appeal, Unemployment Benefits, Misconduct DisqualificationJudge Weddle
Week of 3/3 – 3/9JACK V. CITY OF MERIDIAN2023-CC-01339-COA2025-03-04 00:00:00CivilAdminstrative Law, Agency Conclusions, Substantial Evidence & Good Faith, Termination, Burden of Proof of Bad FaithJudge McDonald
Week of 3/3 – 3/9MALONE-BEY V. MISS. STATE BD. OF HEALTH2024-SA-00288-COA2025-03-04 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Chancery Court, Scope of Authority, Equal Protection, Free ExercisePresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 3/3 – 3/9MCNAUGHTON V. STATE2023-KA-01099-COA2025-03-04 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, Admissibility, Other Acts, Criminal Procedure, New Trial, Sufficiency of EvidencyPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 3/3 – 3/9TERRY V. STATE2023-KA-00979-COA2025-03-04 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Evidence, Sufficiency, Other Acts, Jury Instructions, Lesser-Included OffenseJudge McCarty
Week of 3/10 – 3/16DOLLAR GENERAL CORP. V. DOBBS2023-IA-00617-SCT2025-03-13 00:00:00CivilTorts, Defamation, Slander, Negligence, Statute of LimitationsJustice Griffis
Week of 3/10 – 3/16GAVIN V. EVERS2024-EC-00061-SCT2025-03-13 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Motion to Dismiss Conersion, Reasonable Opportunity, Election Law, Special Elections, Evidence, Lay Opinion TestimonyPresiding Justice Coleman
Week of 3/10 – 3/16HOUS. AUTH. OF YAZOO CITY V. BILLINGS2023-IA-00975-SCT2025-03-13 00:00:00CivilContracts, Public Boards, Employment ContractsJustice Maxwell
Week of 3/10 – 3/16RADCO FISHING & RENTAL TOOLS, INC. V. COM. RES., INC.2023-CA-00376-SCT2025-03-13 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Partial Summary Judgment, Review of Denial, Contracts, Interpretation, Ambiguity, Corporations, Mergers & Aquisitions, Liability, Postrial Motions, Judgment Notwithstanding the verdictJustice Chamberlain
Week of 3/10 – 3/16UNRUH V. JOHNSON2024-IA-00028-SCT2025-03-13 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Service of Process, Failure to Complete Service, Good Cause Extension, Burden for Good Cause ExtensionPresiding Justice Coleman
Week of 3/10 – 3/16IN RE: MISS. R. EVID. [MISS. R. EVID. 807]89-R-99002-SCT2025-03-06 00:00:00En Banc OrderPresiding Justice Coleman
Week of 3/10 – 3/16PHILLIPS V. STATE2023-KA-01218-SCT2025-03-13 00:00:00CriminalConstitutional Law, Sixth Amendment, Criminal Procedure, Miranda Rights, Post-Miranda Silence, Evidence, Cumulative Error
Week of 3/10 – 3/16MCCOY V. GRAHAM2024-CA-00286-COA2025-03-11 00:00:00CivilAdministrative Law, Penalties, Responsible Person Standard, Collection of Taxes, Notice Requirement, Responsible Person Statute, Assessment Period, Administrative Appeals, Finality of Board DecisionJudge St. Pe
Week of 3/10 – 3/16SULLIVANT V. FREELAND2023-CP-01393-COA2025-03-11 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Abuse of Process, Malicious Pervesion, Motion to Amend Complaint, DenialJudge Emfinger
Week of 3/10 – 3/16HARPER V. STATE2022-KA-00758-COA2025-03-11 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Statute of Limitations, Felony Fleeing, Prosecution, Commencement, Resentencing, Multi-Count IndictmentsJudge Emfinger
Week of 3/10 – 3/16JORDAN V. STATE2023-KA-01222-COA2025-03-11 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Sufficiency of the Evidence, Rational Juror, Request for a New Trial, Weight of the Evidence, Weight & Credibility of Testimony, Jury DeferenceJudge McCarty
Week of 3/17 – 3/23POWERS V. STATE2017-00696-SCT2025-03-11 00:00:00En Banc OrderChief Justice Randolph
Week of 3/17 – 3/23PITTS V. STATE2021-CT-00740-SCT2025-03-20 00:00:00CriminalConstitutional Law, Appellate Review, Constitutionality, Evidence, Witnesses, Privacy Screens, Hearsay, Tender Years Exception, CredibilityChief Justice Randolph
Week of 3/17 – 3/23WALKER V. STATE2023-KA-011530SCT2025-03-20 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Jury Instructions, Lesser-Included Offense, New Trial, Sufficiency of the Evidence, Plain Error, Court RecordsChief Justice Randolph
Week of 3/17 – 3/23ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF MISS. V. MISS. DEP'T OF EMP. SEC.2024-CC-00152-COA2025-03-18 00:00:00CivilUnemployment Compensation, Applicability, Involuntary Abandonment, Benefits, Judicial Review ProceedingsPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 3/17 – 3/23CAFFEY V. FORREST HEALTH2023-WC-01232-COA2025-03-18 00:00:00CivilWorkers' Compensation, Loss of Wage-Earning Capacity, Total Disability, Reasonable Job SearchChief Judge Barnes
Week of 3/17 – 3/23HARRIS V. CASINO VICKSBURG, LLC2023-CA-00959-COA2025-03-18 00:00:00CivilTorts, Premise Liability, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Genuine Issue of Material Fact, Negligence, Premises LiabilityJudge Weddle
Week of 3/17 – 3/23KING V. STATE2023-CA-00770-COA2025-03-18 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, Probation Revocation, Conditions, Imposition of Sentence, Illegal SentencingJudge McDonald
Week of 3/17 – 3/23PORTER V. STATE2023-KA-00809-COA2025-03-18 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Law, Voluntary Confession, Minor, Jury Selection, Racial Discrimination, Trial, Opening Statements, Exclusion, Closing StatementsJudge McDonald
Week of 3/24-3/30FOREMAN V. DHP 1, LLC2023-CA-01293-SCT2025-03-27 00:00:00CivilReal Property, Tax Redemption, Notice, Record Owener, Insufficient NoticeJustice Chamberlain
Week of 3/24-3/30CONRAD V. MISS. BAR2025-BD-00177-SCT2025-03-20 00:00:00En Banc OrderJustice Chamberlain
Week of 3/24-3/30HUNTER V. STATE2023-KA-01246-SCT2025-03-27 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Plain-Error Doctrine, Evidency, Prior Crimes, Interrelated Transactions, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Direct Apeal ExceptionJustice Ishee
Week of 3/24-3/30BLUMER V. MAJESTIC HOMES, LLC2024-CA-00163-COA2025-03-25 00:00:00CivilCivil Procedure, Court Order, Revision, Corporate Veil, Tortious Interference, Attorney's Fees, ReasonablenessJudge McDonald
Week of 3/24-3/30FOOTE V. MEM'L HOSP. AT GULFPORT2023-CA-00504-COA2025-03-25 00:00:00CivilEvidence, Counsel Arguments, Jury Consideration, Reversal, Harmless Error Doctrine, Medical Malpractive, Proximate Cause, Miss. Tort Claims Act, Fact-FinderJudge McDonald
Week of 3/24-3/30RODRIGUEZ V. DIAMONDHEAD COUNTRY CLUB & PROP. OWNERS' ASS'N, INC.2024-CA-00238-COA2025-03-25 00:00:00CivilTorts, Negligence, Premise Liability, Duty to Invitees, Invitee, Danger Conditions, Negligence Per SePresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 3/24-3/30BROWN V. STATE2023-CA-00921-COA2025-03-25 00:00:00CivilCriminal Procedure, Post-Conviction Relief, Time-Bar, Fundamental Rights Exception, Howell Rule, Statutory ExceptionsJudge Lawrence
Week of 3/24-3/30DEER V. STATE2024-CP-00019-COA2025-03-25 00:00:00CivilPost-Conviction Relief, Statute of Limitations, Fundamental Rights ExceptionPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 3/24-3/30DEWBERRY V. STATE2023-KA-01135-COA2025-03-25 00:00:00Criminal Criminal Procedure, Peremptory Strikes, Batson Challenge, Indictment, Constructive AmendmentPresiding Judge Carlton
Week of 3/24-3/30RASBERRY V. STATE2023-KA-01161-COA2025-03-25 00:00:00CriminalCriminal Procedure, Indictment Amendments, Prejudice, Form and Substance, Ineffective Assistance of CounselPresiding Judge Wilson
Week of 3/24-3/30THOMAS V. STATE2023-KA-00512-COA2025-03-25 00:00:00CriminalEvidence, Admissibility, Too Remote In Time, Weathersby Rule, Sufficiency of the Evidence, Expert Testimony, Reburral Testimony, Miranda Rights, Waiver, Autopsy Photos, Fair Trial, Cumulative-Error DoctrineJudge Westbrooks

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