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beyond-a-reasonable-doubt burden of proof standard in Mississippi

22 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1985–2024 4 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 (19)

CaseFollowedCited
Haynes v. Stategreen
miss · 2018 · cited in 4 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2020–2024
2 sentences

2024The evidence must be examined “in the light most favorable to the State, while keeping in mind the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt burden of proof standard.” Id. (quoting Haynes v. State, 250 So. 3d 1241, 1244 (¶6) (Miss. 2018)).

2021“When reviewing a case for sufficiency of the evidence, ‘all credible evidence that is consistent with guilt must be accepted as true, and the State is given the benefit of all favorable inferences that may be reasonably drawn from the evidence.’” Id. (brackets 4 Pole later filed a motion to sever their cases, which the trial court granted. 5 Gray’s case went to trial first. 14 omitted) (quoting Haynes, 250 So. 3d at 1244 (¶6)).6 “We examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, while keeping in mind the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt burden of proof standard.” Buchanan, 2021 WL 13

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Dees v. Stategreen
miss · 2013 · cited in 4 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2018–2022
2 sentences

2022“We examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, while keeping in mind the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt burden of proof standard.” Id. (citing Dees v. State, 126 So. 3d 21, 26 (Miss. 2013)).

2021“We examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, while keeping in mind the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt burden of proof standard.” Id. (citing Dees v. State, 126 So. 3d 21, 26 (Miss. 2013)).

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May v. Stategreen
miss · 1984 · cited in 4 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1985–1999
2 sentences

1999May, 460 So.2d at 781 . ¶ 17.

1992May v. State, 460 So.2d 778, 781 (Miss. 1984).

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Edwards v. Stategreen
miss · 1985 · cited in 3 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2015–2021
2 sentences

2021“This burden must be satisfied with evidence, not speculation or conjecture.” Id. (citing Edwards v. State, 469 So. 2d 68, 69-70 (Miss. 1985); Sisk v. State, 294 So. 2d 472, 475 (Miss. 1974)).

2015See id. (citing Edwards, 469 So.2d at 70 ). ¶ 12.

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Brown v. Stategreen
miss · 2007 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2020–2024
2 sentences

2024The supreme court 3 has clarified that “[s]hould the facts and inferences . . . point in favor of the defendant on any element of the offense with sufficient force that reasonable men could not have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty, the proper remedy is for the appellate court to reverse and render.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting Brown v. State, 965 So. 2d 1023, 1030 (¶25) (Miss. 2007)).

2020The supreme court has clarified that “[s]hould the facts and inferences . . . point in favor of the defendant on any element of the offense with sufficient force that reasonable men could not have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty, the proper remedy is for the appellate court to reverse and render.” Brown v. State, 965 So. 2d 1023, 1030 (¶25) (Miss. 2007) (internal 4 quotation marks omitted).

22
Lee v. Stategreen
miss · 1985 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1994–1995
2 sentences

1995Fleming v. State, 604 So.2d 280, 287 (Miss. 1992) (quoting Lee v. State, 469 So.2d 1225, 1229-30 (Miss. 1985)) (citations omitted).

1994Fleming v. State, 604 So.2d 280, 286-87 (Miss. 1992), citing Lee v. State, 469 So.2d 1225, 1229-30 (Miss. 1985).

22
Fleming v. Stategreen
miss · 1992 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1994–1995
2 sentences

1995Fleming v. State, 604 So.2d 280, 287 (Miss. 1992) (quoting Lee v. State, 469 So.2d 1225, 1229-30 (Miss. 1985)) (citations omitted).

1994Fleming v. State, 604 So.2d 280, 286-87 (Miss. 1992), citing Lee v. State, 469 So.2d 1225, 1229-30 (Miss. 1985).

22
Weeks v. Stategreen
miss · 1986 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1989–1989
2 sentences

1989Weeks v. State, 493 So.2d 1280, 1282 (Miss. 1986); Gray v. State, 487 So.2d 1304, 1310 (Miss. 1986); Parker v. State, 484 So.2d 1033, 1036 (Miss. 1986).

1989Weeks v. State, 493 So.2d 1280, 1282 (Miss. 1986); Gray v. State, 487 So.2d 1304, 1310 (Miss. 1986); Winston v. State, 479 So.2d 1093, 1096 (Miss. 1985); May v. State, 460 So.2d 778, 781 (Miss. 1984).

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Gray v. Stategreen
miss · 1986 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1989–1989
2 sentences

1989Weeks v. State, 493 So.2d 1280, 1282 (Miss. 1986); Gray v. State, 487 So.2d 1304, 1310 (Miss. 1986); Parker v. State, 484 So.2d 1033, 1036 (Miss. 1986).

1989Weeks v. State, 493 So.2d 1280, 1282 (Miss. 1986); Gray v. State, 487 So.2d 1304, 1310 (Miss. 1986); Winston v. State, 479 So.2d 1093, 1096 (Miss. 1985); May v. State, 460 So.2d 778, 781 (Miss. 1984).

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Jackson v. Stategreen
miss · 1989 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1990–1999
2 sentences

1999Jackson, 551 So.2d at 146 . ¶ 32.

1990See, e.g., Benson v. State, 551 So.2d 188, 192-93 (Miss. 1989); Jackson v. State, 551 So.2d 132, 136-37 (Miss. 1989); Gray v. State, 549 So.2d 1316, 1318-19 (Miss. 1989).

12
Sisk v. Stategreen
miss · 1974 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021“This burden must be satisfied with evidence, not speculation or conjecture.” Id. (citing Edwards v. State, 469 So. 2d 68, 69-70 (Miss. 1985); Sisk v. State, 294 So. 2d 472, 475 (Miss. 1974)).

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Ira Donell Bowser v. State of Mississippigreen
miss · 2015 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
2 sentences

2018Bowser v. State, 182 So. 3d 425, 430 (Miss. 2015) (internal quotations and citations omitted). ¶47.

2018Bowser v. State , 182 So.3d 425 , 430 (Miss. 2015) (internal quotations and citations omitted). ¶ 47.

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Benson v. Stategreen
miss · 1989 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
1 sentence

1990See, e.g., Benson v. State, 551 So.2d 188, 192-93 (Miss. 1989); Jackson v. State, 551 So.2d 132, 136-37 (Miss. 1989); Gray v. State, 549 So.2d 1316, 1318-19 (Miss. 1989).

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Gray v. Stategreen
miss · 1989 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1990–1990
1 sentence

1990See, e.g., Benson v. State, 551 So.2d 188, 192-93 (Miss. 1989); Jackson v. State, 551 So.2d 132, 136-37 (Miss. 1989); Gray v. State, 549 So.2d 1316, 1318-19 (Miss. 1989).

11
Winston v. Stategreen
miss · 1985 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1989–1989
1 sentence

1989Weeks v. State, 493 So.2d 1280, 1282 (Miss. 1986); Gray v. State, 487 So.2d 1304, 1310 (Miss. 1986); Winston v. State, 479 So.2d 1093, 1096 (Miss. 1985); May v. State, 460 So.2d 778, 781 (Miss. 1984).

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Parker v. Stategreen
miss · 1986 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1989–1989
1 sentence

1989Weeks v. State, 493 So.2d 1280, 1282 (Miss. 1986); Gray v. State, 487 So.2d 1304, 1310 (Miss. 1986); Parker v. State, 484 So.2d 1033, 1036 (Miss. 1986).

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Mullins v. Ratcliffgreen
miss · 1987 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
1 sentence

1988Compare Mullins v. Ratcliff, 515 So.2d 1183, 1189 (Miss. 1987); United States v. Taylor, 464 F.2d 240, 242 (2d Cir.1972); see generally Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 , 106 S.Ct. 2505, 2512-13 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).

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United States v. Ralph Kelly Taylor, IIgreen
ca2 · 1972 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
1 sentence

1988Compare Mullins v. Ratcliff, 515 So.2d 1183, 1189 (Miss. 1987); United States v. Taylor, 464 F.2d 240, 242 (2d Cir.1972); see generally Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 , 106 S.Ct. 2505, 2512-13 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).

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Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.green
scotus · 1986 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
2 sentences

1988Compare Mullins v. Ratcliff, 515 So.2d 1183, 1189 (Miss. 1987); United States v. Taylor, 464 F.2d 240, 242 (2d Cir.1972); see generally Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 , 106 S.Ct. 2505, 2512-13 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).

1988Compare Mullins v. Ratcliff, 515 So.2d 1183, 1189 (Miss. 1987); United States v. Taylor, 464 F.2d 240, 242 (2d Cir.1972); see generally Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 , 106 S.Ct. 2505, 2512-13 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).

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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
Burrows v. State green
miss · 2007
2 sentences

2024The evidence must be examined “in the light most favorable to the State, while keeping in mind the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt burden of proof standard.” Id. (quoting Haynes v. State, 250 So. 3d 1241, 1244 (¶6) (Miss. 2018)).

2022“We examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, while keeping in mind the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt burden of proof standard.” Id. (citing Dees v. State, 126 So. 3d 21, 26 (Miss. 2013)).

32021–2024
Bush v. State red
miss · 2005
1 sentence

2008Id. at 843 .

12008–2008

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-19 (6) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-7 (5) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-139 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-81 (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.

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