Legal Opinion

Azalean Rogers v. State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 18, 2014No. 2013-CP-01088-COA, 2013-CP-01184-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Attorney General filed a petition to remove Azalean Rogers from the Board of Aldermen of the City of Boyle, Mississippi, alleging that she had pled guilty to two felony counts of forgery in 1979. The trial court adjudicated Rogers to be a convicted felon, but it denied the petition to remove her from office and instead entered an order finding that Rogers was not a qualified elector and could not have her name placed on the ballot in future elections. 1 Rogers appeals, pro se, from that judgment. She also appeals the denial of her own motion to expunge the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Dethlefs v. Beau Maison Development Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Tate v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Janet Helene MacCuish Individually and as Parent, Natural Guardian, and Next Friend of Damien MacCuish a Minor v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988

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