Madison Taylor

My Decision of June 1, 2024

My goal with each blog post is to make the appellate decisions the main characters. I aim to err on the side of dull and keep myself mostly out of the frame. I readily acknowledge that a blog about me would draw far less interest (from you and from me). Today, I am breaking character to share some news about me: I am excited to announce that I have joined Wilkins Patterson Smith Pumphrey & Stephenson, P.A. as a shareholder where I will continue my litigation and workers’ comp practice and lead the firm’s appellate practice.

My legal career started with most of the lawyers who are now at Wilkins Patterson, so this is somewhat of a return home. They hired me right out of law school and invested heavily in me as a brand-new lawyer. I am delighted to be back working with them in this new role.

There will not be any significant changes to my litigation or workers’ comp practices. The biggest adjustment I am making is a renewed emphasis on building up the appellate side of the ledger.

Please reach out if there is every anything I can do to help you. You can find my contact information on the firm’s website.

If you will forgive this personal indulgence, I will be back next week with regularly scheduled programming.

Mississippi Supreme Court Decisions of June 6, 2024

The Mississippi Supreme Court handed down just one opinion today, accompanied by six cert denials. The opinion is from an ejectment action case. It was before the Supreme Court on cert after the circuit court was affirmed by a 3-2-5 Court of Appeals. The pro se appellant rode the COA dissent to a cert grant and reversal.

Tubwell v. FV-1, Inc., 2021-CT-01345-SCT (Civil – Real Property)
Affirming in part and reversing in part the circuit court’s ruling (as affirmed by a 3-2-5 Court of Appeals) in an ejectment action, holding that the circuit court erred in finding that it lacked jurisdiction over the defendant’s counterclaims since the initial claim was an ejectment action that was governed by the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure which allow counterclaims.
(8-0: Randolph did not participate)

Other Orders

Macvaugh v. State, 2021-CT-01317-SCT (denying cert)
Kilcrease v. City of Tupelo, 2022-CT-00194-SCT (denying cert)
Walker v. State, 2022-CT-00482-SCT (denying cert)
Hutson v. Hutson, 2022-CT-00569-SCT (denying cert)
Galvan v. State, 2022-CT-00655-SCT (denying cert)
Johnson v. State, 2022-CT-01186-SCT (denying cert)

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Mississippi Court of Appeals Decisions of June 4, 2024

The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down eight opinions today. There is a paternity/child support case, a custody/termination of parental rights case, an MTCA personal injury case, a contract case, a slip-and-fall summary judgment, and three direct criminal appeals.

Myles v. Lewis, 2022-CA-01192-COA (Civil – Domestic Relations)
Affirming in part and reversing in part the chancellor’s rulings in a paternity action, holding that the chancellor erred in computing monthly child support by failing to account for the father’s significant income increase and personal withdrawals, inaccuracies in his financial statement, and admitted commingling of personal and business expenses; holding that the chancellor did not err in not requiring the father to pay half of the child’s private school tuition, insurance premiums, and extracurricular fees; and holding that no party was entitled attorney’s fees.
(9-1-0: Wilson concurred in part and in result without writing)

Lemay v. City of Biloxi, 2023-CA-00469-COA (Civil – Personal Injury)
Affirming summary judgment in favor of the City in an MTCA case stemming from a collision with a police officer, holding that although the trial court incorrectly ruled that the plaintiff was precluded from recovery because she was allegedly speeding, the summary judgment should affirmed because the undisputed evidence showed the officer was engaged in police protection activity and that he did not act with reckless disregard.
(7-2-0: Carlton and Wilson concurred in part and in the result without writing; Lawrence did not participate)

Hattie T. v. Matthew R., 2022-CP-00926-COA (Civil – Custody)
Affirming the chancery court’s final judgment terminating parental rights, holding that the chancellor did not err in denying the mother’s motion to dismiss and that the chancellor’s decision terminating parental rights was supported by clear and convincing evidence and was in the best interests of the children.
(10-0)

Collins v. State, 2022-KA-01184-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming convictions of kidnapping, armed robbery, armed carjacking, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of other acts and crimes coupled with a limiting instruction, in excluding evidence of the defendant’s assault in prison by two witnesses, or in refusing the defendant’s instructions on lesser included instruction.
(7-2-0: McCarty concurred in part and in the result without writing; Westbrooks and McDonald concurred in result only without writing)

Terry v. State, 2022-KA-01194-COA, consolidated with Thomas v. State, 2022-KA-01278-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming convictions of two defendants (Terry and Thomas) for first-degree murder and drive-by shooting, holding that though the trial court abused its discretion in admitting surveillance video the error was harmless, that Terry’s conviction was not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting text messages because they were not hearsay.
(10-0)

Designer Custom Homes, LLC v. U.S. Coating Specialties & Supplies, LLC, 2023-CA-00207-COA (Civil – Contract)
Reversing the circuit court’s reversal of the county court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff in a breach of contract case, holding that the circuit court erred by reversing on an issue and argument that were not raised in the county court or briefed on appeal and erred by finding that there was evidence in the record that presented a genuine issue of material fact.
(10-0)

Practice Point – Don’t rehash your trial court pleadings on appeal:

If the appeal process is daunting or simply pulling you away from other work you would rather do, your friendly neighborhood appellate attorney would love to visit with you about it.

Anderson v. SW Gaming LLC, 2023-CA-00345-COA (Civil – Personal Injury)
Affirming summary judgment for the defendant in a slip-and-fall case, holding that there was no evidence that the defendant caused water on the floor in the bathroom or that the defendant had either actual or constructive knowledge that there was water on the floor.
(10-0)

Harrera v. State, 2022-KA-01167-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of one count of kidnapping, holding that the conviction was supported by sufficient evidence, that the kidnapping instruction did not constructively amend the indictment (an issue that was procedurally barred and without merit), and that the trial court did not err by giving the State’s accomplice liability instruction.
(9-1-0: Westbrooks concurred in result only without writing)

Other Orders

Allen v. State, 2022-KA-00419-COA (denying rehearing)
Minor v. State, 2022-KA-00990-COA (denying rehearing)

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Mississippi Supreme Court Decisions of May 30, 2024

The Mississippi Supreme Court handed down five opinions today. There is an MTCA case, a premises liability case, an unpaid wages case against MDOC, an insurance coverage case, and a workers’ comp/third-party case.

Yazoo City, Mississippi v. Hampton, 2022-IA-01284-SCT (Civil – Property Damage)
Reversing denial of summary judgment in a case seeking to hold the City liable for alleged ineffective firefighting and alleged resulting cardiac stress, holding that the City was immune under the MTCA from both property damage and personal injury liability where the evidence did not support a finding of reckless disregard by the fire department.
(9-0)

St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital v. Martin, 2023-CA-00285-SCT (Civil – Personal Injury)
Reversing judgment on a jury verdict in case stemming from a fall in an emergency room parking lot, holding that the evidence did not require judgment in the defendant’s favor but that the trial court erred by granting a negligence per se instruction and remanded for a new trial.
(9-0)

Mississippi Department of Corrections v. McClure, 2022-IA-01201-SCT (Civil – State Boards and Agencies)
Affirming the circuit court’s denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over a former probation officer’s claim for unpaid wages for work with the MDOC, holding that Mississippi courts have jurisdiction to hear state employees’ claims against their employers for breach of contract and that the exhaustion doctrine did not apply because there was not adequate administrative remedy.
(9-0)

VT Halter Marine, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters of Lloyd’s of London Subscribing to Policy Number B0507M17PH04660, 2023-CA-00019-SCT (Civil – Insurance)
Affirming summary judgment in favor of an insurer in a suit by an insured seeking coverage for costs incurred in repairing and replacing flange plates that failed due to faulty workmanship, holding the insurance policy unambiguously excluded the cost of replacing or repairing improper or defective materials.
(9-0)

Brent v. Mississippi Dept. of Human Services, 2022-CT-00529-SCT (Civil – Workers’ Compensation)
Reversing the decision of the Mississippi Court of Appeals that affirmed trial court’s decision allowing the intervening employer/carrier’s EME costs be included in the statutory lien, holding that the EME was not a “reasonable and necessary medical expense” and therefore not properly included in the lien amount.
(9-0)

Other Orders

DeJohnette v. State, 2022-CA-00249-SCT (denying cert)
Chambliss v. Chambliss, 2023-CT-00087-SCT (denying cert)

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Mississippi Court of Appeals Decisions of May 28, 2024

The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down six opinions today. All are criminal law or criminal law adjacent, however there is one case discussing the form of the jury’s verdict that is more broadly applicable.

McDonald v. State, 2022-KA-01073-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon, holding that the verdict was not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.
(8-2-0: Westbrooks and McDonald concurred in result only without separate written opinion)

Wilson v. State, 2023-CA-00070-COA (Civil – PCR)
Affirming denial of motion for PCR, holding that the motion was untimely and that the petitioner failed to establish an exception to the time bar.
(9-1-0: McDonald concurred in result only without writing)

Lathan v. State, 2022-KA-00927-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming a juvenile’s conviction of second-degree murder and 40-year sentence, holding that the court did not err by accepting a verdict form that did not conform to the instructions but that nonetheless conveyed the jury’s intent in a reasonably clear manner and did not err in sentencing the juvenile because neither Jones nor Miller applied.
(10-0)

NOTE – Here is the Court’s explanation of the verdict form:

The Court also noted that the defendant did not object and that the jury was polled and that all agreed with the verdict.

PRACTICE POINT – This decision is worth reading for its succinct discussion on the form of the verdict issue. It packs a lot into two pages and may come in handy for your next big verdict form dispute.

Haley v. Brewer, 2023-SA-00571-COA (Civil – State Boards and Agencies)
Affirming the trial court’s denial of an inmate’s suit protesting a facility transfer, holding that the inmate had no protected liberty interest in his housing assignment within MDOC.
(10-0)

Spralls v. State, 2023-KA-00347-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of burglary of an automobile, holding that a review of counsel’s Lindsey brief and an independent review of the record that there was no reversible error.
(10-0)

Turnage v. State, 2023-KA-00432-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of possession of a controlled substance, holding that the trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress because there was substantial evidence that the police had probable cause to search his vehicle under the plain view exception or in finding the automobile exception allowed for a complete search of his truck.
(8-2-0: McDonald concurred in part and in the result without writing; Westbrooks concurred in result only without writing)

Other Orders

Hunter v. State, 2022-CP-01269-COA (dismissing untimely pro se motion for rehearing)
Gleason v. State, 2023-CP-00357-COA (denying rehearing)
Anderson v. Grabmiller, 2023-CA-00593-COA (dismissing appellee’s motion to strike appellant’s reply brief as moot after appellee’s notice of withdrawal and denying appellant’s motion for attorney’s fees and expenses)
Wilson v. State, 2023-CP-01050-COA (denying State’s motion to dsimiss and denying pro se appellant’s motion to preclude the State from filing a responsive brief)

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Mississippi Supreme Court Decisions of May 23, 2024

The Mississippi Supreme Court handed down three opinions today. There is one direct criminal appeal, one § 1983 case, and one case about huntin’ dogs.

Pittman v. State, 2023-KA-00367-SCT (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of burglary of a dwelling, passing on the issue of whether evidence of prior bad acts were improperly admitted and holding that if there was any error it would be harmless.
(9-0)

Clay v. Tunica County, Mississippi, 2022-CA-01106-SCT (Civil – Wrongful Death)
Affirming summary judgment in a § 1983 action on qualified immunity grounds, holding that the plaintiffs failed to establish deliberate indifference and that local governments cannot be held vicariously liable based on employer-employee relationships.
(9-0)

Allen v. Dickerson, 2023-CA-00067-SCT (Civil – Real Property)
Affirming the chancellor’s rulings in a case pitting the right to quite enjoyment of property against the right to hunt and harvest wildlife, holding that the trial court’s finding that repeated intrusion of deer hunting dogs onto neighboring property constituted private nuisance and warranted an injunction.
(5-1*-3: Maxwell specially concurred, joined by Coleman, Beam, Chamberlin and Griffis; Ishee dissented, joined by Randolph and Kitchens)

Practice Point – Maxwell’s special concurrence received four other votes, giving it precedential value. The special concurrence agreed with the majority’s ruling but emphasized that the decision is not a blanket and should not be read to besmirch lawful dog hunting.

Note – The dissent waded into the regulatory morass of what you can hunt when.

My Parting Thought – Mind your dogs.

Other Orders

Goldbolt v. State, 2020-DP-00440-SCT (denying rehearing)
Durr v. State, 2021-CT-01109-SCT (dismissing cert sua sponte)
Gilmer v. State, 2022-CT-00257-SCT (denying cert)
Premier Radiology, P.A. v. Davis, 2022-IA-00916-SCT (dismissing interlocutory appeal)

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Mississippi Court of Appeals Decisions of May 21, 2024

The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down a bounty of twelve opinions yesterday. I noticed a stray opinion from Thursday, May 9 so that is also summarized below. With a total of thirteen opinions, there is a lot of ground covered.

Martin v. State, 2023-KA-00044-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of aggravated assault and armed robbery after a trial in absentia, holding that the verdicts were not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.
(10-0)

Tilley v. Gibbs, 2022-CA-01150-COA (Civil – Domestic Relations)
Affirming judgment awarding physical custody of a child to the father, holding that the chancellor did not err in his Albright analysis and that substantial, credible evidence supported the custody determination.
(10-0)

Hamer v. State, 023-CP-00701-COA (Civil – PCR)
Affirming denial of relief and dismissal of PCR motion without an evidentiary hearing, holding that the PCR motion lacked sufficient support to warrant a evidentiary hearing.
(8-2-0: Westbrooks and McDonald concurred in result only without writing)

McVay v. State, 2022-KA-00523-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of four counts of capital murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, holding that the trial court did not commit plain error in admitting evidence of prior bad acts during cross-examination of the defendant and holding that the defendant’s trial counsel was not constitutionally ineffective for failing to object.
(7-2-0: Wilson and Westbrooks concurred in result only without separate written opinion; Carlton did not participate)

Jackson v. State, 2022-KA-01143-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of first-degree murder and burglary and sentence to life without eligibility for early release, probation, or parole, holding that the indictment was not fatally defective; that there was no plain error in denying a motion to suppress the defendant’s statements to law enforcement where the defendant made a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of Miranda; that the trial court did not err in refusing the defendant’s proposed insanity defense and imperfect self-defense instructions; and that the verdicts were not against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.
(8-2-0: Wilson and McCarty concurred in part and in the result without separate written opinion.)

Practice Point – This is a handy citation to tuck away for one of those “I know its true by I can’t find a case that says so” situations:

Thompson v. State, 2023-CP-00218-COA (Civil – PCR)
Affirming dismissal of the petitioner’s fourth and fifth PCR motions, holding that the circuit court did not err in finding them time-barred.
(10-0)

Smith v. West, 2023-CA-00297-COA (Civil – Personal Injury)
Affirming dismissal for failure to prosecute a personal injury case, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion after granting several continuances over nearly ten years since the action was commenced.
(10-0)

Signaigo v. Grinstead, 2022-CA-01212-COA (Civil – Real Property)
Affirming in part and reversing in part the chancellor’s rulings in an adverse possession action, affirming the finding that the plaintiff could not prove the ownership element but reversing the finding that title was vested in the defendant as a matter of law because that issue was beyond the scope of the motion for summary judgment.
(8-2-0: Wilson and Westbrooks concurred in result only without writing)

McKenzie v. McKenzie, 2022-CA-01175-COA (Civil – Domestic Relations)
Affirming the chancellor’s findings in a divorce proceeding, holding that the chancellor did not err in the equitable division of marital property, in determining the amount of child support, in determining the amount of alimony, or in denying the mother’s request for attorney’s fees.
(9-0: Smith did not participate)

Carr v. State, 2022-KA-00491-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of first-degree murder, holding that the State did not commit prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments such that the court was required to intervene on its own initiative.
(10-0)

Pickens v. State, 2022-KA-00822-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of meth while in possession of a firearm, holding that after reviewing counsel’s Lindsey brief and independently reviewing the record that there were no errors warranting reversal.
(10-0)

Hearn v. State, 2023-CP-00275-COA (Civil – PCR)
Affirming dismissal of PCR motion, holding that the circuit court did not err in finding the motion time-barred and that no statutory exceptions applied.
(9-0: Smith did not participate)

From May 9, 2024

Daniels v. State, 2022-KA-00705-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming in part and reversing in part after the the defendant was convicted of one count of manslaughter as a lesser-included offense of murder, three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of shooting into an occupied dwelling, holding that indictment’s error as to the count for murder was harmless so the conviction of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter was affirmed but holding that the indictment was legally insufficient as to aggravated assault counts and that the error was compounded by repetition in jury instructions and the State’s closing arguments.
4-1*-5: Westbrooks specially concurred, joined by McDonald, Lawrence and Smith (each of whom also joined the lead opinion); Emfinger concurred in part and dissented in part, joined by Barnes, Carlton, Wilson, and McCarty.)

Other Orders

Arnold v. State, 2021-KA-01426-COA (denying rehearing)
Rutland v. Regions Bank, 2022-CA-00720-COA (denying rehearing)
Malone v. State, 2022-CP-00958-COA (denying rehearing)
Boyett v. Cain, 2022-CP-00978-COA (denying rehearing)
EEECHO Inc. v. Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board, 2022-SA-01068-COA (denying rehearing)
Boyette v. State, 2022-CP-01239-COA (denying rehearing)

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Mississippi Supreme Court Decisions of May 16, 2024

The Mississippi Supreme Court did not hand down any opinions today. There are a handful of orders including a bar discipline order.

Other Orders

Harrison v. Harrison, 2022-CT-00274-SCT (denying cert)
Tommy Brooks Oil Company v. Wilburn, 2022-CA-00551-SCT (denying rehearing)
The Mississippi Bar v. McLeod, 2022-BD-00626-SCT (denying motion for leave to attend public reprimand remotely)
Johnson v. Drake, 2022-CT-00818-SCT (denying cert)

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Mississippi Court of Appeals Decisions of May 14, 2024

The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down five opinions this week. There is a domestic/separate maintenance decision, a third-party assault tort case, a direct appeal of a felony conviction, and two PCR cases.

Hasley v. Hasley, 2022-CA-00908-COA (Civil – Domestic Relations)
Affirming in part and reversing in part the chancellor’s decision in a separate maintenance action, holding that there was no abuse of discretion in denying the husband’s motion to dismiss the complaint but that the chancellor erred by converting the temporary orders of spousal support to a final order.
(10-0)

White v. State, 2023-CP-00200-COA (Civil – PCR)
Reversing the circuit court’s revocation of release, holding that because the circuit judge had been the assistant DA who had prosecuted the petitioner the judge was disqualified from presiding over the revocation hearing and that this error was not harmless.
(9-0: Smith did not participate)

Mack v. Merimac Apartments, 2022-CA-00897-COA (Civil – Torts)
Affirming summary judgment in a third-party assault case against an apartment complex, holding that evidence of some crime occurring on and near the subject property was sufficient summary judgment evidence on the element of proximate cause.
(6-3-1: Barnes and Wilson concurred in part and in the judgment without writing; Westbrooks concurred in the result only without writing; McDonald concurred in part and dissented in part without writing)

Galarza v. State, 022-KA-01066-COA (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in admitting character evidence of the defendant’s prior convictions for manslaughter.
(7-3-0: Wilson and Emfinger concurred in part and in the result without writing; McCarty concurred in the result only without separate written opinion.)

Smith v. State, 023-CP-00538-COA (Civil – PCR)
Affirming the circuit court’s denial of a PCR motion, holding that the petitioner’s claims were procedurally barred and that there was no merit to the petitioner’s arguments that he was entitled to a bifurcated hearing at sentencing and that there was insufficient proof of his prior convictions to warrant his sentencing as a habitual offender.
(10-0)

Other Orders

Kuebler v. State, 2020-KA-00027-COA (remanding sua sponte for correction of the record)
Okorie v. National Association Wells Fargo Bank, 2022-CP-00043-COA (denying appellant’s pro se “motion to reopen case based on fraudulent settlement agreement”)
Moore v. State, 2022-KA-00327-COA (denying rehearing)
Edwards v. State, 2022-KA-00719-COA (denying rehearing)
Smith v. State, 2022-KA-00852-COA (denying rehearing)
Saddler v. State, 2024-TS-00099-COA (sua sponte allowing appeal to proceed)

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Mississippi Supreme Court Decisions of May 9, 2024

The Mississippi Supreme Court handed down four opinions today. There is an decision about whether a subdivision’s roads are public or private, a Miller PCR case, a decisions about the applicability of McArn exceptions to at-will employment, and a felony case analyzing three jury instructions.

Newton County, Mississippi v. Deerfield Estates Subdivision Property Owners Association, LLC, 2022-CA-01227-SCT
(Civil – Real Property)
Affirming the chancellor’s decision in a case about whether the main roads in a subdivision are private or public roads, holding that the chancery court did not err in finding that the roads were accepted by the county via express common law dedication where the boards accepted the roads in its minutes, the rights of way over the roads, no tax had been levied on the rights of way, and the public had unrestricted access to the roads.
(9-0)

McDowell v. State, 2021-CT-01381-SCT (Civil – PCR)
Reversing sentence of life without parole after a resentencing trial pursuant to Miller, holding that the trial court’s unopposed grant of a jury trial under Miss Code. Ann. § 99-19-101(3) (Rev. 2020) made that section applicable to the entirety of the proceedings and therefore the trial court erred by conducting a Miller analysis and sentencing the defendant to life without parole.
(5-2-2: Maxwell concurred in part and in the result, joined by Randolph and Chamberlin; Beam dissented, joined by Griffis, and joined in part by Randolph and Maxwell.)

Brandi’s Hope Community Services, LLC v. Walters, 2022-CT-00188-SCT (Civil – Torts/Other)
Affirming in part and reversing in part the Court of Appeals and circuit court’s decisions after a wrongful termination verdict in the plaintiff’s favor, holding that the public policy exceptions to at-will employment established in McArn v. Allied Bruce-Terminix Co., Inc., do not conflict with the reporting protections in section 43-47-37(5)(b) of the Vulnerable Persons Act and that the plaintiff was qualified to bring wrongful termination claims.
(9-0)

Saxton v. State, 2023-KA-00226-SCT (Criminal – Felony)
Affirming conviction of aggravated assault, holding that the trial court erred in granting an unopposed instruction that contained an “incomplete” statement of Mississippi’s self-defense law but that the error did not result in a miscarriage of justice in light of other instructions given, that the trial court did not in in granting a definitional instruction on “imminent danger,” and that the trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s self-defense instruction as repetitive.
(5-4: Maxwell specially concurred, joined by Kitchens, Coleman, and Chamberlin; Kitchens concurred in part and in the result, joined by King and Ishee, and joined in part by Coleman.)

Other Orders

Fortenberry v. State, 2017-M-01026 (granting application for leave to file PCR petition)
Walter v. State, 2021-M-01125 (denying an application for leave to proceed in the trial court, and finding the filing frivolous and warning that future frivolous filings could be met with sanctions)
Patel v. State, 2022-CT-00985-SCT (denying cert)
Harris v. State, 2022-KA-01195-SCT (denying rehearing)
Kelly v. State, 2023-M-00482 (denying application for leave to file PCR petition)
Deutchman v. The Mississippi Bar, 2024-BD-00009-SCT (granting leave to resign in good standing from the practicing of law in Mississippi)

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A couple of pictures from my trip to circuit court in Warren County yesterday: