Jones v. City of Ridgeland

¶ 33. By striking down the three-court rule as a violation of separation of powers, the majority asserts that this Court — not the Legislature — dictates the right to ap*542peal. According to the majority, this Court has the power to determine its own jurisdiction. I believe that such a concept is foreign to our Constitution and to our laws.

¶ 34. Though I agree that Jones’s conviction and sentence should be affirmed, I strongly disagree with the majority’s treatment of Section 11-51-81 of the Mississippi Code, also known as the three-court rule. Miss.Code Ann. § 11-51-81 (Rev. 2002). First of…