Ude v. State

IRVING, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. On April 15, 2005, the Oktibbeha County Justice Court found Bart Ude guilty of “stalking on the telephone.” Ude received a suspended six-month sentence, pending two years of good behavior, and a $500 fine. Ude appealed to the Oktibbeha County Circuit Court and requested a jury trial, which the court denied. The circuit court proceeded with a trial de novo via bench trial and found Ude guilty of stalking. Ude appealed his conviction to the Mississippi Supreme Court, which assigned the case to this Court. We reversed the circuit court’s judgment and remanded the…