At 1:00 the COA will hear the case of Charles Dalton Shoemake v. the State of Mississippi. Shoemake and his friend Nicholas Walker murdered his former drug dealer. This was after Miller outlawed automatic life sentences for juveniles yet the trial court heard all the testimony and sentenced him to life without parole. Shoemake argues…
Hand down list Linda Hayes v. Howard Industries, Inc – workers comp. – Linda Hayes sustained a neck injury while working at Howard Industries, Inc. and filed a compensation claim. The AJ Judge entered an order finding Hayes sustained a loss of wage-earning capacity and requiring Howard Industries to pay Hayes permanent partial disability benefits…
At 10:00 the COA will hear the case of Jeremy Dean Martin v. State of Mississippi. In March of 2000, seventeen-year-old Jeremy Dean Martin along with two others killed Martin’s abusive father. Martin was found guilty and sentenced to life without parole. He was eventually granted a new sentencing hearing. After that hearing, the court…
At 10:00 the MSSC will hear the case of Gulfport OB-GYN, P.A. v. Dukes, Dukes, Keating & Faneca, P.A. and Je’Nell B. Blum , a legal malpractice case. In 2008 Gulfport OB-GYN hired the law firm of DDKF to draft an employment agreement for Dr. Donielle Daigle. In 2013, Dr. Daigle quit and started a…
Hand down list Chevelle McAlister v. State of Mississippi – ineffective assistance of counsel – Chevelle McAlister was convicted of the murder of his brother’s girlfriend Johnna Norris and of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. He shot her for no apparent reason after he, his brother, and Morris were doing methamphetamine. On…
Hand down list Kenneth Bailey and Elizabeth Lee Shutze, as Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Bertha Elizabeth Bailey, Deceased v. City of Pearl, Mississippi – tort claims act – 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 vehicle.…
Hand down list Edward Lamar Ware v. State of Mississippi – Lindsey brief – Ware was convicted of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. His counsel on appeal filed a brief under Lindsey v. State, 939 So. 2d 743 (Miss. 2005), certifying that she searched the record but was unable to find any…
Hand down list Allen John Putney and Linda Louise Putney v. Danny R. Sanford – correction of deed – In November 2012 the Putneys transferred 196 acres to Carl Mann via warranty deed pursuant to a contract and agreement for the sale and purchase of real property. In June 2015, Mann transferred the same 196…
At 1:30 the MSSCT will hear the case of Watkins Development, LLC and Farish Street Group, LLC v. Jackson Redevelopment Authority et al. In October of 2013, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority filed suit in the Chancery Court of Hinds County against Farish Street Group, LLC and Watkins Development, LLC for removal of an illegal claim…
At 10:00 the MSSCT will hear an interlocutory appeal in Katherine Grace Short v. Oxygen Media, et. al. The issue is venue. The case is interesting because of the nature of the lawsuit. Short filed suit in Harrison County against various parties after Oxygen Media broadcast an episode of Cold Justice called Beyond the Grave.…
At 10:30 the MSSCT will hear the case of Maria E. Thompson v. Dennis Holliman and Allstate Property & Casualty Insuance Company. Thompson and Holliman had an accident in a parking lot. In 2014 Thompson filed suit against Holliman and her underinsured motorist carrier, Allstate. Thomson designated Jason Walton as an expert accident reconstructionist and…
Hand down list Bobby Osbourne v. State of Mississippi – not ineffective to fail to perfect appeal if no reversible error at trial – Osbourne was found guilty of aggravated assault for shooting John McCarver and sentenced to ten years. The shooting occurred as a result of a road rage altercation after McCarver’s wife passed…
