denial of a jury instruction (Mississippi) · Go Syfert
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denial of a jury instruction in Mississippi

32 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 2002–2021 1 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.

Followed or applied (17)

CaseFollowedCited
Coleman v. Stategreen
miss · 1997 · cited in 12 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2002–2008
2 sentences

2008See Coleman v. State, 697 So.2d 777, 782 (Miss.1997).

2008See Coleman v. State, 697 So.2d 777, 782 (Miss.1997).

1212
Rubenstein v. Stategreen
miss · 2006 · cited in 6 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2013–2015
2 sentences

2014On review of the denial of a jury instruction, this Court “review[s] the jury instructions as a whole ‘to determine if the jury was properly instructed.’ ” Flowers v. State, 51 So.3d 911 (Miss.2010) (quoting Rubenstein v. State, 941 So.2d 735, 787 (Miss.2006)).

2013On review of the denial of a jury instruction, this Court “review[s] the jury instructions as a whole ‘to determine if the jury was properly instructed.’” Flowers v. State, 51 So. 3d 911 (Miss. 2010) (quoting Rubenstein v. State, 941 So. 2d 735, 787 (Miss. 2006)).

66
Green v. Stategreen
miss · 2004 · cited in 5 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2007–2015
2 sentences

2015“It is well established that when error is predicated upon the denial of a jury instruction requested by the defendant, the defendant need not make a contemporaneous objection to the denial in order to preserve the error for appeal.” Neal v. State, 15 So.3d 388, 408 (¶ 50) (Miss.2009) (citing Green v. State, 884 So.2d 733, 736 (Miss.2004)).

2015“It is well established that when error is predicated upon the denial of a jury instruction requested by the defendant, the defendant need not make a contemporaneous objection to the denial in order to preserve the error for appeal.” Neal v. State, 15 So. 3d 388, 408 (¶ 50) (Miss. 2009) (citing Green v. State, 884 So. 2d 733, 736 (Miss. 2004)).

55
Edwards v. Stategreen
miss · 1999 · cited in 3 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2015–2015
2 sentences

2015Errors pertaining to the refusal of jury instructions are “procedurally preserved by the mere tendering of the instructions, suggesting that they are correct and asking the Court to submit them to the jury.” Neal, 15 So.3d at 408 (¶ 50) (quoting Rubenstein v. State, 941 So.2d 735, 789 (Miss.2006) (quoting Edwards v. State, 737 So.2d 275, 310 (Miss.1999))).

2015Errors pertaining to the refusal of jury instructions are “procedurally preserved by the mere tendering of the instructions, suggesting that they are correct and asking the Court to submit them to the jury.” Neal, 15 So. 3d at 408 (¶ 50) (quoting Rubenstein v. State, 941 So. 2d 735, 789 (Miss. 2006) (quoting Edwards v. State, 737 So. 2d 275, 310 (Miss. 1999))).

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Neal v. Stategreen
miss · 2009 · cited in 3 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2015–2015
2 sentences

2015“It is well established that when error is predicated upon the denial of a jury instruction requested by the defendant, the defendant need not make a contemporaneous objection to the denial in order to preserve the error for appeal.” Neal v. State, 15 So.3d 388, 408 (¶ 50) (Miss.2009) (citing Green v. State, 884 So.2d 733, 736 (Miss.2004)).

2015“It is well established that when error is predicated upon the denial of a jury instruction requested by the defendant, the defendant need not make a contemporaneous objection to the denial in order to preserve the error for appeal.” Neal v. State, 15 So. 3d 388, 408 (¶ 50) (Miss. 2009) (citing Green v. State, 884 So. 2d 733, 736 (Miss. 2004)).

33
Pauley v. Stategreen
miss · 2013 · cited in 3 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2013–2014
2 sentences

2014“A party has the right to have the jury instructed on all material issues presented by the evidence; generally, an instruction should be granted if it correctly states the law, is supported by the evidence, and is not repetitious.” Pauley v. State, 113 So.3d 557, 564 (Miss.2013).

2013“A party has the right to have the jury instructed on all material issues presented by the evidence; generally, an instruction should be granted if it correctly states the law, is supported by the evidence, and is not repetitious.” Pauley v. State, 113 So. 3d 557, 564 (Miss. 2013).

33
Davis v. Stategreen
miss · 2009 · cited in 3 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2010–2013
2 sentences

2013Davis v. State, 18 So.3d 842, 847 (Miss.2009). “[T]he defense is entitled to an instruction covering the theory of the case so long as there is evidence in the record that would support that theory without regard to the probative value of that evidence so long as it is more than a mere scintilla of proof.” Lester v. State, 862 So.2d 582, 586 (Miss.

2012Davis v. State, 18 So.3d 842, 847 (¶ 15) (Miss.2009).

33
Ousley v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2007 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2011–2019
2 sentences

2019Ousley v. State, 984 So. 2d 996, 1000 (¶15) (Miss.

2011When reviewing a denial of a jury instruction, an appellate court “must consider not only the denied instruction but also all of the instructions which were given to ascertain if error lies in the refusal to give the requested instruction.” Ousley v. State, 984 So.2d 996, 1000 (¶ 15) (Miss.Ct.App.2007) (citing Divine v. State, 947 So.2d 1017, 1021 (¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.2007)) (cert. granted on other issue, 984 So.2d 985 (Miss.2008)).

22
Lester v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2004 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2010–2013
2 sentences

2013Davis v. State, 18 So.3d 842, 847 (Miss.2009). “[T]he defense is entitled to an instruction covering the theory of the case so long as there is evidence in the record that would support that theory without regard to the probative value of that evidence so long as it is more than a mere scintilla of proof.” Lester v. State, 862 So.2d 582, 586 (Miss.

2010Davis v. State, 18 So. 3d 842, 847 (Miss. 2009). “[T]he defense is entitled to an instruction covering the theory of the case so long as there is evidence in the record that would support that theory without regard to the probative value of that evidence so long as it is more than a mere scintilla of proof.” Lester v. State, 862 So. 2d 582, 586 (Miss.

22
Divine v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2007 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2007–2011
2 sentences

2011When reviewing a denial of a jury instruction, an appellate court “must consider not only the denied instruction but also all of the instructions which were given to ascertain if error lies in the refusal to give the requested instruction.” Ousley v. State, 984 So.2d 996, 1000 (¶ 15) (Miss.Ct.App.2007) (citing Divine v. State, 947 So.2d 1017, 1021 (¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.2007)) (cert. granted on other issue, 984 So.2d 985 (Miss.2008)).

2007Divine v. State, 947 So.2d 1017, 1021 (¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.2007); see Coleman v. State, 697 So.2d 777, 782 (Miss.1997). ¶ 16.

22
Guillen v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2002 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2003–2005
2 sentences

2005A defendant is entitled to have instructions given which present his theory of the case; however, this entitlement is limited in that the court may refuse an instruction which incorrectly states the law, is covered fairly elsewhere in another instruction, or is without foundation in the evidence." Guillen v. State, 825 So.2d 697, 698 (¶ 5) (Miss.

2003A defendant is entitled to have instructions given which present his theory of the case, however, this entitlement is limited in that the court may refuse an instruction which incorrectly states the law, is covered fairly elsewhere in another instruction, or is without foundation in the evidence.” Guillen v. State, 825 So.2d 697, 698 (¶ 5) (Miss.Ct.App.2002). ¶ 10.

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CLARK, MINOR, ETC. v. Maskgreen
miss · 1957 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
2 sentences

2021Clark v. Mask, 232 Miss. 65, 69-70 , 98 So. 2d 467, 469-70 (1957).

2021Clark v. Mask, 232 Miss. 65, 69-70 , 98 So. 2d 467, 469-70 (1957).

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Everett Moore v. State of Mississippigreen
miss · 2018 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020Moore v. State, 247 So. 3d 1198, 1201 (¶14) (Miss. 2018). ¶28.

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Dennis Thompson v. State of Mississippigreen
missctapp · 2017 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020Thompson v. State, 230 So. 3d 1044, 1052 (¶24) (Miss.

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Ladnier v. Stategreen
miss · 2004 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011
1 sentence

2011We acknowledge that the Mississippi Supreme Court has also held that a trial court “may refuse an instruction which incorrectly states the law, is covered fairly elsewhere in the instructions, or is without foundation in the evidence.” Ladnier v. State, 878 So.2d 926, 931 (¶ 20) (Miss.2004) (citation omitted). ¶ 17.

11
Carmichael v. Agur Realty Co., Inc.green
miss · 1990 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2006–2006
1 sentence

2006Carmichael v. Agur Realty Co., Inc., 574 So.2d 603, 613 (Miss.1990).

11
Leverett v. Stategreen
miss · 1916 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2003–2003
2 sentences

2003Leverett v. State, 112 Miss. 394, 410 , 73 So. 273, 276 (1916).

2003Leverett v. State, 112 Miss. 394, 410 , 73 So. 273, 276 (1916).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Flowers v. State green
miss · 2010
2 sentences

2014On review of the denial of a jury instruction, this Court “review[s] the jury instructions as a whole ‘to determine if the jury was properly instructed.’ ” Flowers v. State, 51 So.3d 911 (Miss.2010) (quoting Rubenstein v. State, 941 So.2d 735, 787 (Miss.2006)).

2013On review of the denial of a jury instruction, this Court “review[s] the jury instructions as a whole ‘to determine if the jury was properly instructed.’” Flowers v. State, 51 So. 3d 911 (Miss. 2010) (quoting Rubenstein v. State, 941 So. 2d 735, 787 (Miss. 2006)).

32013–2014
Ousley v. State green
miss · 2008
1 sentence

2011When reviewing a denial of a jury instruction, an appellate court “must consider not only the denied instruction but also all of the instructions which were given to ascertain if error lies in the refusal to give the requested instruction.” Ousley v. State, 984 So.2d 996, 1000 (¶ 15) (Miss.Ct.App.2007) (citing Divine v. State, 947 So.2d 1017, 1021 (¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.2007)) (cert. granted on other issue, 984 So.2d 985 (Miss.2008)).

12011–2011

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-19 (7) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-35 (4) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-79 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-1 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-15 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-7 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-79 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-101 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-103 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-105 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-11 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

MS 32 (2002–2021) TX 9 (1991–2015) PA 7 (2018–2023) NM 7 (2006–2023) AZ 4 (2014–2024) OH 3 (2000–2006) FL 3 (1986–2024) VA 3 (1996–2025) AL 3 (2004–2024) CA 2 (2016–2020)

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