Dale Patrick Miller v. Jessica Dawn Smith

KITCHENS, PRESIDING JUSTICE,

DISSENTING:

¶ 32. The chancellor’s having ordered Dale Patrick Miller to absent himself from the courtroom with no ability to monitor the proceedings or consult with counsel violated Miller’s rights guaranteed by Article 3, Section 25, of the Mississippi Constitution. I cannot join the majority’s determination that this was harmless error. I would reverse and remand this case for a new trial.

¶ 33. Article 3, Section 25, of the Mississippi Constitution states: “[n]o person shall be debarred from prosecuting or defending any civil cause for or against him or herself,…