Ward v. State

Although there was no majority opinion written in this case, I nevertheless feel compelled to express my feeling in writing.

This matter first came before the Court on motion of the state to dismiss Jimmy Ward’s appeal on the ground that it was not perfected within thirty days from the date of the court’s final order. That motion was overruled.

The state has now filed a petition for rehearing strongly asserting that we are not abiding by duly promulgated Rules of the Supreme Court as well as recent precedent set in Landrum v. Bailey, 475 So.2d 140 (Miss.1985) and Clark v. City of Pascagoula,…