Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Byers

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 17, 2000No. 1998-JP-01835-SCTPublished

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partBanks, Justice

¶ 57. I agree with the majority for the most part. I write separately to express my view concerning the Commission’s mis*974apprehension of one of our criminal disposition statutes and to note my disagreement with the imposition of a fíne in this case.

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¶ 58. The majority notes the Commission’s position with regard to Judge Byers’s handling of the probationer, Williams. The majority disagrees with the Commission as to the import of this transaction and with that I agree. I feel compelled to note further, however, that I disagree with the Commission’s premise that there has been a violation of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. Larry Dickinson and Gibbs AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  3. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. RussellMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  5. MISSISSIPPI COM'N ON JUD. PERF. v. SandersMississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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