Legal Opinion

Abraham v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 7, 2010No. 2009-CP-01759-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. Albert Lee Abraham Jr. appeals the denial of his petition for writ of certiorari. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Abraham was issued two traffic citations or tickets: (1) one for driving ninety-one miles per hour in a seventy mile-per-hour zone, and (2) another for following too closely. Abraham was scheduled to appear before the Justice Court of DeSoto County on January 26, 2009. Abraham failed to appear. On January 26, 2009, the justice court found Abraham guilty in ab-sentia for both traffic offenses.

¶ 3. On July 7, 2009, Abraham filed his petition for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Blackwell v. BD. OF ANIMAL HEALTHCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
  2. Riggs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  3. Merritt v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Zurich Am. Ins. Company of Illinois v. Beasley Contracting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
  5. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mississippi Division of Medicaid v. Alliance Health CenterMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Ann Saunders, Sabreen Sharrief, and Dorothy Triplett v. State of Mississippi; State of Mississippi, ex rel. Tate Reeves, In His Official Capacity as Governor of Mississippi; State of Mississippi, ex rel. Lynn Fitch, In Her Official Capacity as Attorney General of Mississippi; Honorable Michael K. Randolph, In His Official Capacity as Chief Justice of The Mississippi Supreme Court; Zack Wallace, In His Official Capacity as Circuit Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi; and Greg Snowden, In His Official Capacity as Director of the Administrative Office of CourtsMississippi Supreme Court · 2023

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