Adams Ballot Challenge — Mississippi Supreme Court restored county-court candidate to ballot
Case In Re: Petition to Disqualify Kevin A. Adams as a Candidate for Leflore County County Court Judge in the
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Chamberlin — Mississippi Supreme Court dismisses third death-penalty post-conviction petition
Case Lisa Jo Chamberlin v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge Jennifer B. Branning (appointment info not available)
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Cathey v. Tanksley — Mississippi Supreme Court orders new Ward 3 alderman election
Case Michael Cathey v. Allen “Vashon” Tanksley Court Supreme Court of Mississippi Judge ISHEE (Phil Bryant, 2017) Date Decided August
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Coahoma County School District Board of Education v. Moore — Reversed denial of summary judgment and rejected unpaid coaching-stipend claims
Case Coahoma County School District Board of Education, Gerald Johnson, Coreen Richardson, Rico Smith, Milroy Harris and Johnnie Moore v.
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Bozard v. State of Mississippi — felony-evasion conviction and 10-year sentence affirmed
Case Elizabeth Ann Bozard a/k/a Elizabeth A. Jones a/k/a Elizabeth Bozard a/k/a Elizabeth A. Bozard v. State of Mississippi Court
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Johnson v. Cleveland — Mississippi Supreme Court restored ruling that longtime occupant had standing to challenge tax sale
Case Jermille Johnson v. Elizabeth Cleveland, Johnny Bridges, Ray F. Butler, Raymond W. Hill, Board of Supervisors of Harrison County,
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Heard v. State — Mississippi Supreme Court affirms capital-murder conviction and death sentence
Case Joseph David Heard v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge GRIFFIS (Phil Bryant, 2019) Date Decided August
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Upchurch v. Lewis — Mississippi Supreme Court restores defense verdict in medical-malpractice case
Case Mary Margaret Upchurch and Rickie Upchurch v. Adam I. Lewis, M.D. and Jackson Neurosurgery Clinic, PLLC Court Mississippi Supreme
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Brown v. Davey-Sullivan — affirmed summary judgment because withdrawn-consent claims required medical expert testimony
Case Shani M. Brown v. Dr. Barbara Davey-Sullivan and The Woman’s Clinic of Mississippi, PLLC Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge
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Mississippi Bar v. Owens — permanently disbarred attorney after accepting his irrevocable resignation
Case The Mississippi Bar v. Jody E. Owens II Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge Leslie D. King (appointment info not
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University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Carter — Mississippi Supreme Court holds medical-negligence claim untimely
Case University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Corlexia Carter Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge Branning (elected 2025) Date Decided August
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Stamps v. Jones — Mississippi Supreme Court vacates trial court’s sua sponte venue transfer
Case Anita Stamps v. Herbert Jones Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge Not specified Date Decided July 24, 2026 Docket No.
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Elza Charles Sanders v. State of Mississippi — Mississippi Supreme Court affirms sexual battery and molestation convictions
Case ELZA CHARLES SANDERS a/k/a ELZA SANDERS v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge Sullivan, Justice (appointment info
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Rencher — Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed child-exploitation conviction and life sentence
Case Erving Lutron Rencher a/k/a Erving Rencher a/k/a Erving L. Rencher v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge
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Sims v. State — affirmed HIV-exposure conviction and rejected confrontation and sufficiency challenges
Case Rogervelt Sims a/k/a Velt v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge ISHEE (Phil Bryant, 2017) Date Decided
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Eacholes v. State — Mississippi Supreme Court Affirms Methamphetamine Conviction, Upholding Arrest Warrant
Case Tyrell Vashion Eacholes a/k/a Tyrell Eacholes a/k/a Tyrell Vashion Eachols a/k/a Tiny v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Supreme
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Gibson v. Mississippi — Capital murder and armed robbery convictions reversed; new trial ordered for hearsay errors and prosecutorial misconduct
Case Calvin Gibson a/k/a Fernandis v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Supreme Court (En Banc) Judge KING (Haley Barbour, 2011)
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Wilson v. State — Mississippi Supreme Court affirms first-degree murder conviction, rejecting self-defense jury instruction challenges and sufficiency claim
Case Dederico Scott Wilson a/k/a Dederico Wilson a/k/a Dedrico Wilson v. State of Mississippi Court Mississippi Supreme Court (En Banc)
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In the Interest of A.R.H. — Mississippi Supreme Court reverses bypass of parental reunification efforts where father’s criminal history did not involve the child
Case In the Interest of A.R.H., a Minor: Redonn Malone v. Jackson County Department of Child Protection Services and Mississippi
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Ashford v. Belcher — Mississippi Supreme Court affirms title in longtime occupant, rejects adverse possession claim against her
Case John Clay Ashford v. Beulah Faye Belcher Court Mississippi Supreme Court (En Banc) Judge Coleman (elected 2012) Date Decided
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Fitch v. White — Mississippi Supreme Court rules Attorney General, not State Auditor, has sole authority to manage litigation to recover state funds
Case Lynn Fitch, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of Mississippi v. Shadrack Tucker White, in
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Rig Masters, Inc. v. Colenberg — Mississippi Supreme Court reverses denial of summary judgment, holds no negligent entrustment where seller relinquished control of sold vehicle
Case Rig Masters, Inc. v. Katie Colenberg, Individually and on Behalf of the Heirs and Wrongful-Death Beneficiaries of Isaac Pearl
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Millette v. Burger — Mississippi Supreme Court reverses order entered by special judge who lacked authority over a case filed after his appointment
Case Samuel Martin Millette, III v. Marcus Deshawn Burger, NLWH LLC, FML LLC, Tonyatta Hairston, Felix Allen LLC, Nathan McHardy,
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Smith v. Mississippi Farm Bureau — Mississippi Supreme Court affirms denial of father’s untimely motion to intervene in wrongful-death settlement
Case Tristan Smith v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company Court Mississippi Supreme Court Judge GRIFFIS (Phil Bryant, 2019) Date