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25 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1988–2025 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
Ake v. Oklahomagreen2 sentences2025The United States Supreme Court has held that “a criminal trial 3 The court ordered the terms to be served day-for-day and imposed post-release supervision. 10 is fundamentally unfair if the State proceeds against an indigent defendant without making certain that he has access to the raw materials integral to the building of an effective defense.” Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 77 (1985). 2022Rather, Ake held that “a criminal trial is fundamentally unfair if the State proceeds against an indigent defendant without making certain that he has access to the raw materials integral to the building of an effective defense[.]” Ake, 470 U.S. at 77 . | 2 | 20 |
Fisher v. City of Euporagreen2 sentences2022Instead, the supreme court reiterated that “[w]here a defendant offers no more than undeveloped assertions that the requested assistance should be beneficial, no trial court is under an obligation to provide him with fishing equipment[.]” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting Fisher v. City of Eupora, 587 So. 2d 878, 883 (Miss. 1991)). 2015However, “[t]his, does 'not ‘mean that an expert must be supplied any time an indigent, defendant requests one.’ ” Barksdale, 176 So.3d at 111-12 (¶ 18) (quoting Fisher v. City of Eupora, 587 So.2d 878, 883 (Miss.1991)). | 2 | 2 |
Theotus Barnett v. State of Mississippigreen1 sentence2018Without an expert or mental evaluation, a defendant is left without the “raw materials integral to the building of an effective defense.” Barnett v. State, 192 So. 3d 1033, 1038-39 (¶17) (Miss. | 1 | 1 |
Leevester Brown v. State of Mississippigreen2 sentences2015This Court agreed with Brown that the proof of the charge against him consisted of the medical diagnosis and testimony of Dr. Hayne, and that the trial court’s refusal to grant Brown the funds with which to retain an expert had denied him “‘the raw materials integral to the building of an effective defense,’ as he had absolutely no way to counter the State’s sole evidence of the cause of death, or even to determine the proper questions to ask to challenge Dr. Hayne on cross.” Id. at 1166 (¶ 92). 2015This Court agreed with Brown that the proof of the charge against him consisted of the medical diagnosis and testimony of Dr. Hayne, and that the trial court’s refusal to grant Brown the funds with which to retain an expert had denied him “‘the raw materials integral to the building of an effective defense,’ as he had absolutely no way to counter the State’s sole evidence of the cause of death, or even to determine the proper questions to ask to challenge Dr. Hayne on cross.” Id. at 1166 (¶ 92). | 1 | 1 |
L. A. Barksdale v. State of Mississippigreen1 sentence2015However, “[t]his, does 'not ‘mean that an expert must be supplied any time an indigent, defendant requests one.’ ” Barksdale, 176 So.3d at 111-12 (¶ 18) (quoting Fisher v. City of Eupora, 587 So.2d 878, 883 (Miss.1991)). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Ross v. Moffitt
green
2 sentences2014Thus, while the Court has not held that a State must purchase for the indigent defendant all the assistance that his wealthier counterpart might buy, see Ross v. Moffitt, 417 U.S. 600 , 94 S.Ct. 2437 , 41 L.Ed.2d 341 (1974), it has often reaffirmed that fundamental fairness entitles indigent defendants to “an adequate opportunity to present their claims fairly within the adversary system,” id. at 612 , 94 S.Ct. at 2444 . 2014Thus, while the Court has not held that a State must purchase for the indigent defendant all the assistance that his wealthier counterpart might buy, see Ross v. Moffitt, 417 U.S. 600 , 94 S.Ct. 2437 , 41 L.Ed.2d 341 (1974), it has often reaffirmed that fundamental fairness entitles indigent defendants to “an adequate opportunity to present their claims fairly within the adversary system,” id. at 612 , 94 S.Ct. at 2444 . | 9 | 1988–2014 |
Michael Patrick Moore v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
green
2 sentences2003There, the court noted that a "defendant cannot expect the state to provide him a most-sophisticated defense; rather, he is entitled to `access to the raw materials integral to the to the building of an effective defense.' " Moore, 225 F.3d at 503 (citing Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 77 , 105 S.Ct. 1087 , 84 L.Ed.2d 53 (1985)). 2001There, the court noted that “a defendant cannot expect the state to provide him a most-sophisticated defense; rather, he is entitled to ‘access to the raw materials integral to the building of an effective defense.’ ” Moore, 225 F.3d at 503 (citing Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 77 , 105 S.Ct. 1087 , 84 L.Ed.2d 53 (1985)). ¶ 38. | 5 | 1997–2003 |
Hearn v. State
green
2 sentences2019This analysis comports with the M’Naghten test, Hearn, 3 So. 3d at 738 , and other principles of constitutional fairness. 2019This analysis comports with the M'Naghten test, Hearn , 3 So.3d at 738 , and other principles of constitutional fairness. | 2 | 2019–2019 |
Grayson v. State
green
2 sentences2003Grayson v. State, 806 So.2d 241, 255 (Miss. 2001) (emphasis added). ś 42. 2001Grayson v. State, 806 So.2d 241 , 255 (Miss. 2001) (emphasis added). ¶42. | 2 | 2001–2003 |
Britt v. North Carolina
green
1 sentence2022Therefore, the State must 25 provide indigent defendants “the ‘basic tools of an adequate defense.’” Id. (quoting Britt, 404 U.S. at 227 ). | 1 | 2022–2022 |
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.
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.