BURLESON v. LATHEM

No. 2006-CA-02025-SCT.

968 So.2d 930 (2007)

Mary P. BURLESON as the Personal Representative of Bobby (NMN) Shiers, Jr., Deceased, for the Benefit of Ashley Nicole Shiers, Rebecca Lee Shiers, Brittany M. Hearn, Destiny Kathleen Massey and Rainy Eva Deann Massey, Minor Children of Bobby (NMN) Shiers, Jr., Deceased v. Roy Michael LATHEM d/b/a Log Haul Hunting & Fishing Club of Edwards, Inc.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Charles Robb, attorney for appellant.

William M. Dalehite, Jr., Jackson, J. Seth McCoy, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.


GRAVES, Justice, for the Court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On May 15, 1999, Roy Michael Lathem shot Bobby Shiers, Jr., with a .38 caliber handgun on hunting club property in Hinds County, Mississippi. At the time of the shooting, Bobby Shiers was fleeing from law enforcement authorities in Edwards, Mississippi. On May 24, 1999, Bobby Shiers, Jr., died in Warren County, Mississippi, as a result of the gunshot wound. Lathem pleaded guilty to manslaughter...

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