At 1:30 the MSSC will hear the case of Ray Virgil, Barbara Lloyd, and Cassandra Johnson v. Mississippi Electric Power Association Virgil et al filed a lawsuit against Southwest Mississippi Electric Power Association in December 2017, seeking the return of excess profits pursuant to M.C.A. § 77-5-235. MEPA moved to arbitrate which the trial court…
Hand down list Sonya Chaffee on Behalf of Fredrick C. Latham, a Minor v. Jackson Public School District, Lonnie J. Edwards and Jackson Public School Board of Trustees – tort claims act – Frederick Latham was a student in Tracy Scott’s first grade class at Woodville Heights Elementary School. Scott was getting the students…
Hand down list Jacob Chavis v. Jackson County Sheriff’s Department – civil service firing – Chavis was a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department when he was fired in October 2015 for violating a policy controlling when a deputy may make an off-duty arrest. Chavis was off duty when he ended up in an…
At 1:30, the COA will hear the case of Kenneth Bailey and Elizabeth Lee Shutze, as Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Bertha Elizabeth Bailey, Deceased v. City of Pearl, Mississippi. In September of 2017, Kenneth and Bertha were leaving their grandson’s baseball game at the Pearl youthpark when a swinging gate “speared” the cab of their…
Hand down list The Mississippi Bar v. Merry Caitlin Johnson – lawyer discipline – Johnson took the Bar Exam in July 2016. She was working as a paralegal for Stephen L. McDavid’s law firm while awaiting her results. McDavid asked Johnson to review a local rule of court referenced in an order issued by Magistrate…
At 1:30 the COA will hear the case of James McClung, Armond Jones, Sedrick Buchanon v. State of Mississippi (assuming the City doesn’t wash away before then). A tan colored SUV drove along side of a red Pontiac during the late hours of August 15, 2015. The red car was occupied by D’Alandis Love, Kelsey…
Hand down list Michael Henderson v. State of Mississippi – contraband in prison – Henderson was convicted of possession of contraband, a homemade knife, while confined in a correctional facility. He was sentenced as a non-violent habitual offender to serve fifteen years. Appointed counsel could identify no issues and filed a Lindsey brief pursuant to…
Hand down list Andre Antonio Fairley v. State of Mississippi – 404(b), etc. – Andre Fairley was convicted for one count of possessing two or more grams, but less than ten grams of cocaine with intent to distribute, and one count of possessing more than thirty grams, but less than one kilogram, of synthetic cannabinoid,…
Hand down list Christopher Grace v. State of Mississippi – armed robbery – Grace was convicted of two counts of armed robbery and one count of felony fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer in a motor vehicle after he and his uncle robbed the Citizens Bank of Philadelphia in Scooba, Mississippi. Grace even gave…
Hand down list Ceola James v. Latrice Westbrooks – election contest – When Latrice Westbrooks defeated incumbent Ceola James for a position on the Court of Appeals, James filed an election contest claiming that Westbrooks had improperly affiliated with the Democratic Party and improperly aligned herself with a political candidate, Representative Bennie Thompson. Westbrooks…
Hand down list Carl Maurice Wallace v. State of Mississippi – suppression/ traffic stop – Carl Wallace was convicted of possession with the intent to distribute a variety of controlled substances and for possession of a firearm by a felon. Wallace was arrested after a confidential informant called the sheriff’s office and stated that there…
Hand down list James Allen Insurance Brokers and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Subscribing to Certificate NO. FRO-100944 v. First Financial Bank – binder of insurance – The Feazells have a chicken farm. The farm is secured by loans from First Financial Bank. In December 2013 the Feazells requested a new policy of insurance from…
