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| Scott v. State, NO. 2005-KA-00745-COA,
COURT OF APPEALS OF MISSISSIPPI, September 5, 2006, Decided
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Overview: Defendant's convictions for two murders and possession of a firearm by a felon were appropriate because defendant never specifically invoked his right to have an attorney present during questioning. His statement that he would "probably need to talk to a lawyer" was ambiguous and nothing indicated that he made his request during interrogation.
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| Shanks v. State, NO. 2004-KA-01958-COA,
COURT OF APPEALS OF MISSISSIPPI, September 5, 2006, Decided
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Overview: Evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for possession of marijuana where he possessed the package by taking delivery, thus exercising control and dominion over the package knowing it contained drugs. Jury instruction was proper. Prosecutor's statements during closing argument did not interfere with the fairness of the trial.
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| Stewart v. Stewart, NO. 2005-CA-00653-COA,
COURT OF APPEALS OF MISSISSIPPI, September 5, 2006, Decided
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Overview: In a child custody dispute, chancellor's decision to award a wife custody of couple's only child was not erroneous because chancellor made a comprehensive on-the-record finding, in which chancellor applied eleven factors to determine the child's best interests, and chancellor's decision was supported by evidence.
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| Williams v. Estate of Williams, NO. 2005-CA-00601-COA,
COURT OF APPEALS OF MISSISSIPPI, September 5, 2006, Decided
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Overview: Trial court's decision that the deceased's estate was entitled to title of the property because of the deceased's adverse possession was affirmed because there was evidence that the deceased had occupied the property from sometime in the 1960s, to the exclusion of the co-tenants, and that the deceased had ousted the co-tenants from the property.
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