Hand down list In the Matter of C. W.: The Mississippi Department of Mental Health and State of Mississippi v. Lamar County, Mississippi – civil commitment – In 2017, two people, R.M. and C.W., were committed to the South Mississippi State Hospital to be treated for mental illness. Both a medical doctor and psychologist recommended that they receive…
At 10:00 the COA will hear the case of Sharon Mark v. City of Hattiesburg, Mayor Johnny Dupree, Kim Bradley, Deborah Delgado, Carter Carroll, Dave Ware, and Henry Naylor. Sharon Mark started working for the City in 1991 as a records clerk. In 2004 she became the city clerk. In 2012 rumors began circulating that…
Hand down list Camara Johnson v. State of Mississippi – suffiency of the evidence/murder – Camara Johnson, Cordale McCarty, and Marquis McKinney were indicted in the murder of Ervin Simmons and aggravated assault of Trasharria Mitchell. month prior to the shooting Simmons banned the three from his nightclub. When Simmons was in the process of…
At 1:30 the COA will hear the premises liability case of Teri Keckley v. Estes Equipment __ Co. and Pilot Travel Center, LLC. The Pilot Center truck stop in Pearl had had some underground tanks installed. Estes did the installation after which Denco poured concrete on top of the tanks. The concrete required a drying period…
Hand down list Phyllis Maness and James A. Maness v. K & A Enterprises of Mississippi, LLC -– option contract – The MSSC denies rehearing but substitutes the opinion (which usually means the opinion has been tweaked) – Phyllis and James Maness entered into an Option Agreement to sell certain lots in a Hancock County subdivision from K&A…
Hand down list Corey Ray Cagle v. State of Mississippi – possession of marijuana in jail – Corey Cagle was convicted on one count of possession of a controlled substance within a jail facility. Cagle contends that in March of 2016, he was contacted by Blake Rice, an inmate in the Attala County Jail, who asked him…
At 10:00 the COA will hear the case of James Christopher Skinner v. State of Mississippi. Skinner was convicted in 2011 of felony evasion of police. This crime has a maximum penalty of 5 years but Skinner was sentenced to life without parole because he had priors of attempted armed carjacking and aggravated assault in 1994…
In the Interest of E.K., a Minor, Timothy King and Elizabeth King v. Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services – neglected child – Elizabeth and Timothy King had a daughter, E.K., in December of 2001. E.K. suffered from multiple disabilities including autism and functioned on the level of a two-year-old. Elizabeth and Timothy separated. Two weeks…
Hand down list Desmond Jamar Patterson v. State of Mississippi – introduction of Facebook posts – Patterson was convicted of attempting to murder Kelin Edgeston, his one-time friend with whom he had had a falling out. In April of 2016 they had an altercation and Patterson fired at Edgeston three times hitting him the back…
At 10:00 the COA will hear a Miller resentencing: Darren Lee Wharton v. State. Wharton was 17 in 1994 when he robbed a Harrison County convenience store and shot and killed the clerk. The state sought the death penalty but the jury settled for life without parole. He was granted a resentencing pursuant to Miller v. Alabama which held…
Hand down list Dexter Powell v. State of Mississippi – aggravated assault – Powell was convicted of aggravated assault. He had gotten into an argument at a club with Jamarcus Barton and they went outside to settle it like men. Barton struck Powell and Powell fell to the ground and urinated on himself. A few of…
Hand down list Rose Cox v. Memorial Hospital at Gulfport – workers comp. – Cox was employed as a distribution technician at Memorial Hospital when she was struck by a vehicle while she was walking in the employee parking lot. Almost a year later she returned to work performing the same tasks and received a raise. …
