Williams v. State

¶ 47. Because it appears that the justice court did not have original jurisdiction to entertain this action, I respectfully dissent.

¶ 48. Williams alleges, as one of his assignments of error on appeal, that the justice court exceeded its jurisdiction under Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-23-103 (Rev.2006), by trying a claim involving $5,000 or more. This issue is not addressed in the majority opinion. Section 97-23-103(5)(a), which deals with misdemeanor home-repair fraud, provides in part: “A first conviction under this section shall be a misdemeanor when the amount of the fraud is…