Legal Opinion · Dissent

Natasha Orlantha Stewart v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 31, 2016No. 2014-KA-01101-COAPublished

1Dissent

CARLTON, J.,

dissenting.:

¶ 21. I respectfully dissent. In applying the controlling appellate standard of review to the evidence in this case, I respectfully submit that we must affirm the trial court’s judgment and conviction of Stewart for culpable-negligence manslaughter. See Davis v. State, 165 So.3d 537, 541 (¶ 18) (Miss.Ct.App.2015). Stewart engaged in unlawful actions that disregarded the probability of fatal consequences to others arising from her creation of an unreasonable risk, and she engaged in conduct that facilitated the commission of culpable-negligence manslaughter as an…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gandy v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Tait v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Chandler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Dickerson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Clemons v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985

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