Legal Opinion

Muhammad v. Muhammad

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 5, 1993No. 92-CA-470PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

622 So.2d 1239 (1993)

Robert J. MUHAMMAD

v.

Debra MUHAMMAD.

No. 92-CA-470.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 5, 1993.

Ahmad Muhammad, Lorman, Kennie E. Middleton, Fayette, for appellant.

No Brief for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, C.J., and PITTMAN and BANKS, JJ.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

This case presents the always sensitive and problematic issue of child custody between competing parents in a setting colored by the equally sensitive subject of religious beliefs and values. We are asked to determine whether the trial judge's assessment of the issue of custody was impermissibly tainted by his view…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Torcaso v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Albright v. AlbrightMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Fowler v. Rhode IslandSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Chatman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Selman v. SelmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Rogers v. MorinMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Varvaris v. PerreaultCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
  5. Bland v. BlandMississippi Supreme Court · 1993

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