RICHARDS v. MISS. DEP'T OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. 2019-CA-00643-COA.

318 So.3d 1150 (2020)

James RICHARDS, Appellant v. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: R. SHANE McLAUGHLIN , Tupelo.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: M. ERIC BROWN .

BEFORE BARNES, C.J., McDONALD AND McCARTY, JJ.


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