Verified Warrant Reliance and “Substantial Basis” Review: Lack of a Preliminary-Hearing Record Does Not Undermine a Facially Valid Arrest Warrant 1. Introduction In Eacholes v. State of Mississippi...
Waiver of Late-Disclosed Expert/Discovery Claims Without a Continuance Request; Timeline Uncertainty Does Not Defeat Child Sex-Offense Proof Case: Sanders v. State of Mississippi (No....
Certified MDH HIV Surveillance Records Are Nontestimonial; § 97-27-14(1) Requires No Proof of Viral Load or Transmission Likelihood Case: Sims v. State of Mississippi, Supreme Court of Mississippi...
Wilson v. State of Mississippi: Reaffirming (1) the Excessive-Force Limitation on Self-Defense and (2) the Permissible “Malice May Be Inferred” Deadly-Weapon Instruction 1. Introduction Case: Wilson...
Rule 4(i) Becomes the Hub for Rule 81 “Return-Day” Summons and Post-Jurisdiction Notice; Rule 81(d) Relocated and Chancery Withdrawal Notice Aligned 1. Introduction In Re: The Rules of Civil...
Backlog Is Not “Good Cause” by Judicial Notice: Case-Specific Proof Required for Extraordinary Speedy‑Trial Delay Case: Gibson v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2026-06-25) — Supreme Court of...
Mississippi Expands Bar-Discipline Jurisdiction to Unlicensed Service-Providers and Creates a Permanent Attorney Registry (Effective July 1, 2026) Introduction Case: In Re: Rules of Discipline for...
Child-Specific “Aggravated Circumstances” Required to Bypass Reunification at Disposition Under Miss. Code § 43-21-603(7)(c)(i) 1. Introduction Case: In the Interest of A.R.H., a Minor: Redonn Malone...
Mississippi’s 2026 Rule 81 Reform: Rule 4(i) Governs Returnable Summons and Rule 5(b) Notice After Personal Jurisdiction 1. Introduction In In Re: The Rules of Civil Procedure (Supreme Court of...
Permission from an Adverse Possessor Bars a Family Member’s Adverse Possession After Title Vests Automatically at Ten Years Introduction In Ashford v. Belcher (Supreme Court of Mississippi, June 11,...
Wrongful-Death Beneficiary Intervention After Settlement Is Barred by Untimeliness Under the In re Hood Factors Case: Smith v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (Miss. June 11, 2026)...
Millette v. Burger: “Currently Pending” Limits Special-Judge Authority; No Reassignment, No Power to Act 1. Introduction Case: Millette v. Burger, Supreme Court of Mississippi (June 11, 2026)....
Negligent Entrustment in Mississippi Requires Supplier Control and a Causally Linked, Foreseeable Risk—Not Mere Title or Past Rehab Status 1. Introduction In Rig Masters, Inc. v. Colenberg (Miss....
Fitch v. White: Mississippi Attorney General’s Exclusive Authority to Manage and Prosecute State Recovery Litigation Despite Auditor Demand Powers 1. Introduction In Fitch v. White (Miss. June 11,...
Mississippi Judicial Estoppel After Bankruptcy Dismissal Without Discharge: “Acceptance” Is Revoked Case: Quinton Strong v. Acara Solutions, Inc. Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi (en banc) Date:...
Speculation Is Not Disenfranchisement: Annexation/SEMS Delays and Affidavit Voting Do Not Void a Mississippi Election Without Proof of Denied Votes or Lost Electoral Integrity Case: Comelia Walker v....
MDOC May Define “Trusty Status” and Exclude Attempted Murder; Trusty Time Is Not an Entitlement and Its Denial Does Not Increase a Sentence 1. Introduction Nomatter Hudson v. Mississippi Department...
Suggestive-Identification Challenges Are Waived on Direct Appeal Absent a Timely Trial Objection I. Introduction In Savion Winters v. State of Mississippi (Miss. June 4, 2026), the Supreme Court of...
Civil Contempt Cannot Enforce a Vague “Hold Harmless” Divorce Provision Absent Clear-and-Convincing Proof of Willful Refusal to Comply 1. Introduction Case: Louise Gombako-Amos v. Corey Rene Amos...
Proving Authority to Bind a Patient to Arbitration & Waiver of Unruled Discovery Motions Case: Hubbard v. Nexion Health at Clinton, Inc. d/b/a Woodlands Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Minor...