Mississippi Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
 

Caleb Crabtree, et al. v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, et al.

Jackson, Mississippi insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.

We explained in Crabtree I that “Court Properties did not have a ‘real and legitimate interest’ in the bad-faith claim because it was a ‘disinterested stranger[]’ that had no stake in Cotton’s bad-faith claim or the bankruptcy proceeding.” Id. at *4 (altera... More...    $0 (06-12-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Mohammad Hussam Amro, a/k/a Mohammad HG Amro

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Machine Gun

Tate County Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Possession of a Machine Gun



A Tate County man was sentenced today to 71 months in prison f... More...    $0 (06-10-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Gabriel Waters

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing wire fraud and money laundering

Ohio Man Sentenced for Large-Scale Multi-National Business Email Compromise Scams



An Ohio man was sentenced to over fou... More...    $0 (06-11-2025 - MS)

Tiffany Michelle Tilley v. John Michael Gibbs

Jackson, Mississippi civil lawyer represented the Appellant with appealing from the Lowndes County Chancery Court’s judgment awarding her ex-husband John Gibbs physical custody of their daughter




¶2. John and Tiffany were m... More...    $0 (05-21-2025 - MS)

TIFFANY MICHELLE TILLEY v. JOHN MICHAEL GIBBS

Jackson, Mississippi Domestic Relations lawyer represented the APPELLANT with appealing awarding her ex-husband John Gibbs physical custody of their daughter



John and Tiffany were married on April 6, 2019, in Lowndes County, Missi... More...    $0 (05-25-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Mario Martinez Smiley

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with Theft of Vehicle from Local Dealership


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United States of America v. Sean Patrick Curtis

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Orchestrating Out-of-State Home Invasion

Man Will Serve 12 Years for Orchestrating Out-of-State Home Invasion from Prison



Sean Patrick Curtis, 29, was... More...    $0 (05-19-2025 - MS)

State Mississippi v. Alfonzo Lashawn McDonald

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon

The trial court sentenced McDonald as a violent habitual offender to life imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections

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United States of America v. Mario Martinez Smiley

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire Fraud

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with Theft of Vehicle from Local Dealership



A Texas man pleaded guilty today to wire fra... More...    $0 (05-21-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Sean Patrick Curtis

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Orchestrating Out-of-State Home Invasion

Man Will Serve 12 Years for Man Will Serve 12 Years for Orchestrating Out-of-State Home Invasion from Prison from Prison


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MARLON JOHNSON A/K/A MARVIN v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with a motion for judgment of acquittal



According to the victim, K.H., on the evening of November 29, 2014, she and her
friend K.J. went out to eat.1 At the time of th... More...    $0 (05-07-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Frederick Williams

Greenville, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Fentanyl

Greenville Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl



A Greenville man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl... More...    $0 (05-09-2025 - MS)

State of Mississippi v. Alan Moran

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Criminal Defense lawyer represented charged with stalking.

Alan Moran, the former Diamondhead city councilman and son of former state senator Philip Moran was accused of stalking a 19-year-old Lowe’s employee.


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Demetrius Omar Nabors a/k/a Demetrius Nabors v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with arguing that the State presented insufficient evidence of his intent to commit aggravated assault, that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, that the trial court plainly erred by giving a flight instruction to the jury, and that he received ineffective
assistance of couns... More...    $0 (04-22-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Scotty James Conley

Hattiesburg, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Hattiesburg Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon



A Ha... More...    $0 (04-23-2025 - MS)

Lydia Martinez v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder



Lydia was initially indicted by a Lowndes County grand jury on one count of
accessory after the fact to murder. She was originally ind... More...    $0 (04-13-2025 - MS)

Mark Hand a/k/a Mark Eugene Hand v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of kidnapping and one count of child
exploitation



Fifty-one-year-old Mark Hand was family friends with “Kate” and her ten-year-old
daught... More...    $0 (04-13-2025 - MS)

Donta Kirby a/k/a Donta Terrell Kirby a/k/a Donta T. Kirby v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of possession of a weapon by a felon



On July 2, 2020, the body of Lorenzo Halthon was found on the side of a road in
Lowndes County. Officers c... More...    $0 (01-04-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Antonio Johnson

Greenville, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violating Federal Firearms Laws

Starkville Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Violating Federal Firearms Laws



A Starkville man was sentenced to 10 years in pr... More...    $0 (03-26-2025 - MS)

Recardo Frazier a/k/a Recardo Randell Frazier a/k/a Ricardo Frazier v. State of Mississippi

State of Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder with a firearm enhancement.



Frazier owned and operated a construction company. Sometime between 2012 and
2014, Ellis Pittman ... More...    $0 (03-26-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Bryson Latavion Walker


Greenville, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Burglary of a Local Firearms Store

Calhoun County Man Sentenced to 52 Months for Role in the Burglary of a Local Firearms Store



Bryson Latavion... More...    $0 (03-19-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Bryant Antonio Hester

Oxford, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

Cleveland Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon



A Cl... More...    $0 (03-21-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Nooruddin Bhai Nasruddin

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Large-Scale Phone Scams

Illegal Alien Sentenced for Large-Scale Phone Scams



Nooruddin Bhai Nasruddin, 52, was involved in a wire fraud conspiracy where ... More...    $0 (03-10-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Tyrone Lewis

Gulfport, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of Child Pornography

Pascagoula Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography




A Pascagoula man indicte... More...    $0 (02-25-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Brandon Lenoir

Oxford, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine

Aberdeen Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking



An Aberdeen man was sentenced to 140 months in prison... More...    $0 (02-20-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Freddie Antwan McField

Jackson, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Jackson Man Sentenced to over Four Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon



On Au... More...    $0 (02-14-2025 - MS)

State of Mississippi v. Alexander Blackwelder

Tupelo, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual battery of a child.

Alexander Blackwelder, a youth minister in Tupelo was charged with various sex crimes in 2023.... More...    $0 (02-14-2025 - MS)

State of Mississippi v. Mancel L. Rencher a/k/a Mancel Logan Rencher

Hernando, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with two counts of gratification of lust for fondling his minor daughter.



Boone and his former wife, Penny, have two daughters, Marcia and Sasha.2 The<... More...    $0 (01-07-2025 - MS)

James Emmitt Poole a/k/a James Poole v. State of Mississippi

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of more than two but less than ten grams of methamphetamine



On October 19, 2020, Investigator Andy Davis and another investigator were
dispat... More...    $0 (01-07-2025 - MS)

State of Mississippi v. Demarcus Clemons

Greenville, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual battery.

Demarcus Clemons was charged with the crime in 2021 following a report made to the Greenville Police Department by a Children’s Advocacy Center in south Mississippi. The center relayed that the victim made the initial disclosure to her teacher while in class. The teacher informed the ... More...    $0 (01-23-2025 - MS)

State of Mississippi v. Zenas Tillis

Greenville, Mississippi, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a weapon by a felon.

Around 03:50 a.m. on September 18, 2022, the Greenville Police Department and Greenville Fire Department were dispatched to the local hospital. Upon arrival, they found a black male later identified as Zenas Tillis standing in a tree refusing to come down. More than a... More...    $0 (01-23-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Joe Santakeye Jones

Jackson, Miss criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine

Canton Man Pleads Guilty to Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine



A Cant... More...    $0 (02-03-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Joaquin Lineares-Rodriguez

Aberdeen, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Passport Fraud and Illegal Reentry

Mexican National Sentenced for Passport Fraud and Illegal Reentry



Joaquin Lineares-Rodriguez, a Mexican national, pleaded gu... More...    $0 (01-29-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Telinah Kowi Tek Farve

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stabbing on the Choctaw Indian Reservation

Philadelphia Woman Sentenced to over Three Years in Prison for Stabbing on the Choctaw Indian Reservation



A Philade... More...    $0 (01-27-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Travious Quinshad Jackson

Jackson, Miss criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and health care fraud; money laundering; aggravated identity theft; mail fraud; and contempt of court. He was also ordered to pay $1,917,231.26 in restitution to the victims in the case.
<... More...    $0 (01-16-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Michael Fleming

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

Winona Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking



A Winona man was sentenced today to seven years in prison for drug trafficking.
... More...    $0 (01-17-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Laron Evans

Jackson, Miss criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, Identity Theft, and Contempt of Court

Vicksburg Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, Identity Theft, and Contempt of Court More...    $0 (01-16-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Michael Fleming

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

Winona Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking



Michael Fleming, 37, previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute... More...    $0 (01-18-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Brett Keith Thomas

Jackson, MS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor on the Choctaw Indian Reservation

Conehatta Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor on the Choctaw Indian Reservation



Conehatta man wa... More...    $0 (01-14-2025 - MS)

United States of America v. Damien Brown

Oxford, Mississippi criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling illegal drugs

Greenville man sentenced to prison for drug trafficking



A Greenville man was sentenced today to more than five years in prison for... More...    $0 (01-15-2025 - MS)

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