Title: Charles Ray Crawford v. State of Mississippi

State: mississippi

Issuer: Mississippi Supreme Court

Document:

Serial: 190460 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI No. 2013-DR-02147-SCT CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD Appellant v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Appellee EN BANC ORDER This matter comes before the en banc Court on the State’s Motion to Disqualify the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel in this Case Because of a Conflict of Interest. After review, the Court has determined that the motion is not well taken and should be denied. It is therefore ORDERED, that the State’s Motion to Disqualify the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel in this Case Because of a Conflict of Interest is hereby denied. SO ORDERED, this the 1st day of April, 2014. /s/ Jess H. Dickinson JESS H. DICKINSON, PRESIDING JUSTICE TO DENY: WALLER, C.J., DICKINSON, P.J., LAMAR, KITCHENS, KING AND COLEMAN, JJ. RANDOLPH, P.J., OBJECTS TO THE ORDER WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN STATEMENT JOINED BY CHANDLER AND PIERCE, JJ. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI 2 No. 2013-DR-02147-SCT CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI RANDOLPH, PRESIDING JUSTICE, OBJECTING TO THE ORDER WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN STATEMENT: ¶1. I decline to join today’s order, without passing on the merits of the State’s “Motion to Disqualify the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel” and Crawford’s “Opposition to the State’s Motion to Disqualify the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel.” I would pass this matter for consideration with Crawford’s “Motion for Leave to File Successive Petition for Post-Conviction Relief.” ¶2. Additionally, the Court has failed to address Crawford’s “Motion to Seal Documents.” I would deny that motion, as it fails to comport with Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 48(a). The public should have access to the pleadings and exhibits which this Court will consider regarding Crawford’s new claims. CHANDLER AND PIERCE, JJ., JOIN THIS STATEMENT.