Mark Matthews v. City of Madison, Mississippi

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

WALLER, Chief Justice, for the Court:. ¶ 1. Mark Matthews was convicted of simple assault and disorderly conduct in Madison County Municipal Court. The decision subsequently was affirmed on appeal by the County Court of Madison County and the Madison County Circuit Court. The Court of Appeals found no error and also affirmed. Matthews v. City of Madison, 143 So.3d 579, 582-83, 2013 WL 5184708, *2 (¶ 11) (Miss.Ct.App. Sept.17, 2013). While the result reached by the Court of Appeals is correct, we granted certiorari to clarify the proper burden of proof when the Castle…