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MISSISSIPPI LAW JOURNAL Seventy-Fifth Anniversary When DEJ^^HiifRffiMEs Abdication: liiiiuuHBiW widespread BROKEiii^BfeR Pra' "t If I" • FT7fiMJudicial Revii"'- TrflliiyGHthe Pns.siMiUii^^pQl^DvERSinin WIS J. Facî M Ban Cross Bu CoNiiî loNnnsiiNiiiif^n^^mnpRiiBiiaBBRi^^^TE i/i ANTI-SODW^tAWSAS ApPLU.1> iu LJONSENSUâWTOSEXUAL Activity in thHhhmuf tttf Home HEMiii^^sTiTUTiONAL VOLUME FALL NUMBER 73 2003 1 how you know It's the way... the confusing ...in world of information.. It's how you know the spirit of your work will shine through the clutter of information. It's how you know your insights are valid. It's how you know that LexisNexis™ has rich, superior content, easy-to-use Web solutions and support for all aspects of your work, to help elevate your success. It's how you know you're moving ahead in the right direction. TM LexisNexis TM how you know It's LexisNexis and ihe Knowledge Burst logo are trademarl<s ot Keed tisevier Properlies Inc., used under license. 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The purpose of the endowment is to assist distinguished men and women of the Journal in the pursuit of their legal education at the University of Mississip- pi. As of June 30, 2003, the corpus of the endowment was $46,291.48. Each year deserving Journal members are awarded scholarships as selected by the Executive Board of the Journal. This year $1,500 was awarded to Journal members. Please help us increase the corpus of the endowment so that we can increase the number and size of these scholarships. Checks should be made payable to and mailed to: The University of Mississippi Foundation Post Office Box 8288 MS University, 38677 Please note on your check that your gift is designated for the Robert C. Khayat Scholarship Endowment. Contributions are tax deductible. Administrative Officers of the University of Mississippi Robert C. Khayat Chancellor Carolyn Ellis Staton Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Gloria Kellum Vice Chancellor for University Affairs Johnny Williams Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Timothy L. Hall Associate Provost Thomas Wallace Vice Chancellor for Student Life Andrew P. Mullins, Jr. Executive Assistant to the Chancellor Samuel M. Davis Dean ofthe School ofLaw; Professor ofLaw and Holder ofthe Jamie L. Whitten Chair ofLaw and Government The Law School Faculty Guthrie T. Abbott, Professor Emeritus and Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada Lecturer in Law Emeritus Donna D. Adler, Associate Professor ofLaw Richard L. Barnes, Professor ofLaw and Distinguished Leonard B. Melvin, Jr. Lecturer in Law Deborah H. Bell, Professor ofLaw, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Distinguished Lecturer and Director ofthe Civil Legal Clinic John R. Bradley, Professor ofLaw Phillip W. Broadhead, Director, Clinical Appeals Program and Clinical Professor Charles Brower, II, Croft Assistant Professor ofInternational Law and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer in Law Mercer E. Bullard, Assistant Professor ofLaw William M. Champion, Professor Emeritus and Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus Thomas K. Clancy, Director ofthe National Center for Justice and the Rule ofLaw and Visiting Professor ofLaw George C. Cochran, Professor ofLaw Aaron S. Condon, Professor Emeritus ofLaw John M. Czarnetzky, Associate Professor ofLaw and Mitchell, McNutt, Threadgill, Smith and Sams Lecturer Samuel M. Davis, Dean ofthe School ofLaw, Professor ofLaw and Holder ofthe Jamie L. Whitten Chair ofLaw and Government Jason Derrick, Acting Assistant Professor ofLegal Writing Thomas R. Ethridge, Professor Emeritus ofLaw D. Michael Featherstone, Professor Emeritus ofLaw Molly FERGUSSON, Acting Assistant Professor ofLegal Writing Don L. Fruge, Professor Emeritus ofLaw and President-CEO ofthe University ofMississippi Foundation Joanne I. Gabrynowicz, Research Professor and Director ofthe National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center Kris L. Gilliland, Director ofLaw Library and Assistant Professor ofLaw Karen O. Green, Professor ofLaw and Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Distinguished Lecturer Timothy L. Hall, Associate Provost and Professor ofLaw Matthew R. Hall, Assistant Professor ofLaw Mark M. Harrold, Senior Research Counsel for the National Center for Justice and the Rule ofLaw Michael H. Hoffheimer, Professor ofLaw and Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Distinguished Lecturer David HOWORTH, Visiting Professor ofLaw Wendy Keith, Visiting Professor ofLaw Robert C. Khayat, Chancellor and Professor ofLaw Susan Kreston, Visiting Professor ofLaw and Counsel for National Programs for the National Center for Justice and the Rule ofLaw Patricia Krueger, Acting Assistant Professor ofLegal Writing and Director ofAcademic Excellence Program Thomas R. Mason, Professor ofLaw and Director ofPublic Service Internship and Director ofTrial Advocacy Richard McLaughlin, Professor ofLaw and Ray and Louise Stewart Lecturer Gary Myers, Professor ofLaw Jack W. NOWLIN, Assistant Professor ofLaw and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr., Lecturer E. Farish Percy, Assistant Professor ofLaw Larry J. Pittman, Associate Professor ofLaw and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer Lisa S. Roy, Assistant Professor ofLaw Ronald J. Rychlak, Associate Dean forAcademic Affairs, Professor ofLaw and Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Lecturer Paul M. Secunda, Assistant Professor ofLaw Jacqueline Serrao, Associate Director ofthe National Remote Sensing on Space Law Center Hans P. Sinha, Director ofProsecutorial Externship Program and Clinical Professor Carolyn Ellis Staton, Provost, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor ofLaw Julie Waterstone, Visiting Clinical Professor and StaffAttorney for the Law Civil Clinic Michael Waterstone, Assistant Professor ofLaw Robert A. Weems, Professor ofLaw and Butler, Snow, 0*Mara, Stevens and Cannada Lecturer in Law C. Jackson Williams, Director ofLegal Writing Program and Acting Law Assistant Professor of Law Journal Mississippi Published by Students at the University of Mississippi School OF Law VOLUME FALL NUMBER 73 2003 1 Copyright ® 2003 Mississippi Law Journal, Inc. Editor-in-Chief Corey D. Hinshaw Executive Editor Margaret C. Povall Articles Editors Business Manager Michelle Clingan-Waits Thomas E. Walker, Jr. Melissa A. Rose Mary Frances Stallings Notes & Comments Editor Mississippi Cases Editor Geoffrey P. Vickers Jesse C. Neil Associate Editors Articles Editors Developmental Editor EMILY E. Cox Anthony P. Zana Bethany Greenoe T. G. Lane Knight Symposium Editor Bradley C. Moody Brooke N. Willl^s Joshua L. Rogers Kristen E. Wood Mississippi Cases Editors Clayton A. Dabbs, Sr. Nicholas H. Manley C. Tyson Nettles Sara B. Russo Notes and Comments Editors Membership Director KiMBERLY A. EASLEY Ann S. Russell William E. Sheumaker Administrative Assistant Faculty Advisors Peggy C. Nail Deborah H. Bell Matthew R. Hall Gary Myers Robert A. Weems Staff Christopher M. Bass M. Shane Painter Chris L. Brannon Amanda R. Poe Zachary H. Greene C. Jeremy Pope Douglas B. Hargett Clayton C. Purdom C. Meade Hartfield D. Mark Richardson Ann M. Heidke Ryan R. Sadler Michael J. Holley Paul G. Sherman Amy E. Jenkins BRLysr C. Smith Douglas A. Jennings Darrell J. Solomon Brandon L. Jolly Graham E. Sutliff Jennifer B. Kimble Mitchell D. Thweatt Elise M. Kochtttzky Darrell C. Tucker, II Katie Lyn Lofton Ashley C. Tullos M. Reed Martz Clint D. Vanderver Elizabeth F. Minor Lindsay G. Watts Jason L. Nabors Jonathan R. Werne