Beals v. State

5 Citing cases

  1. Carter v. State

    313 So. 3d 495 (Miss. Ct. App. 2020)   Cited 1 times

    1978) ). "So long as the judgment on the merits would be of no practical benefit to the plaintiff or detriment to the defendant, the case is moot." Id . (citing Beals v. State , 139 So. 3d 776, 777 (¶7) (Miss. Ct. App. 2014) ). The court's dismissal of Count II (aggravated assault) rendered any alleged indictment defects related to that charge moot.

  2. Guyse v. State

    282 So. 3d 1287 (Miss. Ct. App. 2019)   Cited 2 times

    So long as the judgment on the merits would be of no practical benefit to the plaintiff or detriment to the defendant, the case is moot. Beals v. State , 139 So. 3d 776, 777 (¶7) (Miss. Ct. App. 2014). Guyse was permanently moved from the Newton County Jail in 2016.

  3. Hunt v. Miss. Dep't of Corr.

    217 So. 3d 789 (Miss. Ct. App. 2017)   Cited 7 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that an appeal is moot if the controversy expires by the time of appellate review

    Further, a judgment by this Court "would be of no practical benefit to the plaintiff or detriment to the defendant." Beals v. State , 139 So.3d 776, 777 (¶7) (Miss. Ct. App. 2014) (citing Fails v. Jefferson Davis Cty. Pub. Sch. Bd. , 95 So.3d 1223, 1225 (¶10) (Miss. 2012) ).

  4. Webster v. State

    152 So. 3d 1200 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014)   Cited 10 times

    Id. But perhaps more importantly, Webster has since been released on parole, so now her inmate-classification challenge is moot. See Beals v. State, 139 So.3d 776, 777 ( ¶ 8) (Miss.Ct.App.2014) (MDOC changed an inmate's classification status to reflect parole eligibility while the appeal was pending. Since no controversy existed, the challenge was deemed moot.).

  5. Webster v. State

    NO. 2013-CP-00922-COA (Miss. Ct. App. Mar. 26, 2013)

    Id. But perhaps more importantly, Webster has since been released on parole, so now her inmate-classification challenge is moot. See Beals v. State, 139 So. 3d 776, 777 (¶8) (Miss. Ct. App. 2014) (MDOC changed an inmate's classification status to reflect parole eligibility while the appeal was pending. Since no controversy existed, the challenge was deemed moot.). ¶13. After review, we find the circuit court properly dismissed Webster's PCR motion and affirm.