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OPINION KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. This death penalty case arises out of the kidnapping and murder of Diana K. Smith *791 by Petitioner-Appellant Terry King. Following the district court’s dismissal of King’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, we granted a certifi

RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 17a0045p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ANDREW LEE THOMAS, JR., ┐ Petitioner-Appellant, │ │

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2018-CA-01416-COA ALVIN JOHNSON, SR. APPELLANT v. ANNA JOHNSON APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/28/2018 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. DENISE OWENS COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: HINDS COUNTY CHANCERY COURT,

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2020-CA-01395-COA MAURICE JOHNSON A/K/A MAURICE APPELLANT ANTWAN JOHNSON v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/17/2020 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. BRIAN KENNEDY BURNS COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: SCOTT COUNT

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2021-CP-00970-COA ROY LEE JOHNSON A/K/A ROY L. JOHNSON APPELLANT v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/27/2021 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. CALEB ELIAS MAY COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: NESHOBA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT:

*321 GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge: Taxes were Tamny Denise Westbrooks’s profession. She operated two businesses that helped people prepare their taxes. But it was misrepresenting profits from one of her own tax preparation business that got her into trouble. An indictment alleged that her returns falsely st

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2017-KA-01483-COA DARYL FITZGERALD JOHNSON A/K/A APPELLANT DARYL F. JOHNSON A/K/A DARYL JOHNSON v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/17/2016 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. LAWRENCE PAUL BOURGEOIS JR. COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: H

61 Cal.Rptr.3d 138 (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 1500 The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. James E. WESTBROOKS, Defendant and Appellant. No. D048175. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth District, Division One. June 14, 2007. *139 Patricia L. Brisbois, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant

In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ________________ NO. 09-16-00316-CR ________________ DORIAN MICHAEL WESTBROOKS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee __________________________________________________________________

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2022-CA-00997-COA JOHN RYAN JOHNSON APPELLANT v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/13/2022 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. M. JAMES CHANEY JR. COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: WARREN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORN

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2018-KA-01505-COA AUNDRA JOHNSON APPELLANT v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/15/2018 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. MICHAEL M. TAYLOR COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: PIKE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEYS FOR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2019-KA-00417-COA MARCUS JOHNSON A/K/A MARK JOHNSON APPELLANT A/K/A LIL MARC v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/08/2019 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. LINDA F. COLEMAN COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: COAHOMA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORN

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2019-CA-00152-COA CYNTHIA JOHNSON DEAN APPELLANT v. JEFFREY SCOTT DEAN APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/19/2018 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. EDWARD C. FENWICK COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: ATTALA COUNTY CHANCERY COURT ATTORNEYS FOR

GRIFFIS, P.J., FOR THE COURT: ¶ 1. Alvin Johnson was convicted of two counts of statutory rape in violation of Mississippi Code Annotated section-97-3-65 (Rev. 2014). Johnson was sentenced to a term of life for Count I and fifteen years for Count II, to run concurrently. The circuit court denied Johnson’s posttrial motions. Johnson now appeals. We find no e

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2019-CA-00397-COA ABBY JOHNSON ROBINSON AND NEW APPELLANTS ENGLAND CONTRACTORS LLC v. ANSHIKA SINGH APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 02/25/2019 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. JOHN HUEY EMFINGER COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: MADISON COUNTY CIRCUIT

GREENLEE, J., FOR THE COURT: ¶1. This is an appeal from Newton County Circuit Court where Keith Leon Johnson was convicted of felony fleeing in a motor vehicle from a law-enforcement officer and sentenced as a habitual offender to five years’ incarceration with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), without the possibility of early release. On

Vicki Prewett Johnson filed a Rule 60(b), Ala. R. Civ. P., motion for relief from the judgment which divorced her from Charles Eugene Johnson. The divorce judgment incorporated an agreement entered into by the parties, which determined the custody of the parties' children, the amount of periodic alimony, and the division of property. The wife alleged that she suffers from a mental illness and that she lacked the capacity to enter into the agreement. Following oral proceedings, the tri

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2024-KA-01268-COA TROY PRENELL JOHNSON A/K/A TROY P. APPELLANT JOHNSON A/K/A TROY JOHNSON v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/30/2024 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. DINA RICHELLE LUMPKIN COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: LAMAR COUNTY C

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2024-CP-00650-COA DANA DEWAYNE JOHNSON A/K/A DANA APPELLANT JOHNSON A/K/A DANA D. JOHNSON v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 04/05/2024 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. KATHY KING JACKSON COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: JAC

478 S.E.2d 483 (1996) 345 N.C. 43 STATE of North Carolina v. Donna Sue WESTBROOKS. No. 428A94. Supreme Court of North Carolina. December 6, 1996. *488 Michael F. Easley, Attorney General by David F. Hoke, Assistant Attorney General, for the State. Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Danie