Melody Ann Roberts a/k/a Melady Ann Roberts v. State of Mississippi

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Melody Ann Roberts a/k/a Melady Ann Roberts v. State of Mississippi; Tate Circuit Court; LC Case : 69CI1:24-cv-00146; Ruling Date: 08/19/2024; Ruling Judge: James McClure, III; Majority Opinion: McDonald, J. Disposition: Reversed, Vacated, and Remanded. Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Barnes, C.J., Carlton, P.J., Westbrooks, McCarty and Lassitter St. P�, JJ., Concur. Emfinger, J., Specially Concurs With Separate Written Opinion, Joined by Barnes, C.J., Weddle and Lassitter St. P�, JJ.; Lawrence and McCarty, JJ., Join In Part. Wilson, P.J., Concurs in Result Only Without Separate Written Opinion. Lawrence, J., Dissents With Separate Written Opinion, Joined In Part by Emfinger and Weddle, JJ. Specially Concurring Opinion: Emfinger, J. Votes: Barnes, C.J., Weddle and Lassitter St. P�, JJ., Join This Opinion. Lawrence and McCarty, JJ., Join This Opinion in Part. Dissenting Opinion: Lawrence, J. Votes: Emfinger and Weddle, JJ., Join This Opinion in Part.