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The man who’s been repairing the clock mechanism for the Lafayette County Courthouse brought it back today, and set it up in the hall downstairs. This is the one chance the public got to look at it before reinstallation in the cupola. The courthouse was completed in 1872, and the clock dates from about then. Here’s [...] Jerry Mitchell at The Clarion Ledger is reporting that Judge Green wrote the Mississippi Supreme Court defending her sentencing poem in the Irby case. I’ll agree with Professor Steffey that the poem wasn’t out of line (not a literary gem, but nothing that should get the judge reversed): “Any judicial statements and-or remarks made by the court [...] There’s a lot of mine-run stuff on the Court of Appeals decision lists this week– A workers comp case, an unemployment benefits case, and an odd little contracts case. In the contracts case, there’s an issue about attorneys fees and the way a notice of appeal and/or superseadeas divests a trial court of jurisdiction (on which there’s some [...] An email about what’s disappeared from my blog since the great data theft (by my former host, GoDaddy) reminded me of a couple of entries on the blogroll that went missing; one sent me back to the 12th Chancery District blog, which has to be the most useful tool for practitioners in the Mississippi blogosphere. Judge [...] So the Daily Journal reports that US Attorney’s office is appealing a sentence because of a math error– apparently the judge was given the impression she was giving the maximum, and (says this newspaper report) she wasn’t. I’m not minimizing the seriousness of the crime– a deputy sheriff using fake traffic stops to shake down Hispanics and [...] The Motorhome Diaries folks have fired their next barrage against Jones County. First, from an article in the Laurel, Mississippi Leader-Call that sums up the situation:
The New Albany City Attorney situation: Well, it seems certain all the lawyers are relatively happy…The Daily Journal reports that New Albany has a new (well, repeat, or used, or something) city attorney, but everyone gets paid: New Albany Aldermen unanimously approved the hiring of Roger McMillin as city attorney Monday night. McMillin has served previously for almost a dozen years as New Albany city attorney. He replaces long-time city [...] In a pretty nasty pleading– it’s not the pleading equivalent of a brushback pitch, this ball is being thrown straight at the batter’s head– the Government has asked the court to rethink appointment of counsel for indicted F.B.I. agent Hal Neilson. To support their motion, they make all kinds of very specific statements about Neilson’s financial [...] In Jackson, a jury has been selected in the Stanley Cole murder trial; opening statements are at 9:00 AM tomorrow. I’ve been told that it will be live-streamed on WAPT-TV’s website in Jackson. It’s top page says “Watch It LIVE On WAPT.com.” WAPT describes the case: Norman disappeared off the Jackson State campus Nov. 13, 2007. More [...] New Albany lawyer Robert Carter agreed to be local counsel for a class action against Toyota over sudden acceleration. Recall that the as-yet-still-in-process Toyota plant is to be built in souteast Union County, between New Albany and Tupelo. The suit (here’s the Toyota Class Action complaint) was filed in the federal district court in North Mississippi. Now [...] |
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