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5 Mississippi opinions name it 1 courts 1994–1999 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Mississippi courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Thomas v. Stategreen2 sentences1999Reddix further argues that where a jury instruction is central to the defendant's case and no other jury instruction treats the subject, then it is reversible error to refuse the offered instruction on the basis that it is "inartfully drawn." See Thomas v. State, 278 So.2d 469, 472-73 (Miss.1973). 1996Reddix further argues that where a jury instruction is central to the defendant's case and no other jury instruction treats the subject, then it is reversible error to refuse the offered instruction on the basis that it is "inartfully drawn." See Thomas v. State, 278 So. 2d 469, 472-73 (Miss. 1973). | 2 | 2 |
Harper v. Stategreen1 sentence1994As noted in Harper v. State, 478 So.2d 1017, 1022 (Miss. 1985), "[a] sentence explaining the difference between trespass and burglary would have been appropriate." To have done less would have confused the jury. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Catchings v. State
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2 sentences1999Miller relies on our decision in Catchings v. State, 684 So.2d 591 (Miss. 1996), to support his argument that his conviction should be reversed because the jury was not adequately instructed on the elements of murder. 1997Miller relies on our decision in Catchings v. State, 684 So. 2d 591 (Miss. 1996), to support his argument that his conviction should be reversed because the jury was not adequately instructed on the elements of murder. | 2 | 1997–1999 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.