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18 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1971–2024 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Capler v. City of Greenvillegreen2 sentences1998Capler v. City of Greenville, 207 So.2d 339, 341 (Miss.1968)(citing Bone v. State, 207 Miss. 20 , 41 So.2d 347 (1949)). ¶ 16. 1997Capler v. City of Greenville, 207 So.2d 339, 341 (Miss. 1968)(citing Bone v. State, 207 Miss. 20 , 41 So.2d 347 (1949)). ¶16. | 2 | 2 |
Nelms & Blum Co. v. Finkgreen2 sentences2024It is a long standing rule in our State that a lawyer in closing argument “may comment upon any facts introduced in evidence . . . [and] draw whatever deductions seem to him proper from these facts, so long as he does not use violent and abusive language. . . .” Nelms & Blum Co. v. Fink, 159 Miss. 372, 382 , 131 So. 817, 820 (1930) (emphasis added). “[T]here is nothing to authorize the court to interfere until there is either abuse, unjustified denunciation, or a statement of fact not shown in evidence.” Id. (emphasis added). 2024It is a long standing rule in our State that a lawyer in closing argument “may comment upon any facts introduced in evidence . . . [and] draw whatever deductions seem to him proper from these facts, so long as he does not use violent and abusive language. . . .” Nelms & Blum Co. v. Fink, 159 Miss. 372, 382 , 131 So. 817, 820 (1930) (emphasis added). “[T]here is nothing to authorize the court to interfere until there is either abuse, unjustified denunciation, or a statement of fact not shown in evidence.” Id. (emphasis added). | 1 | 1 |
Moffett v. Stategreen1 sentence2024Our modern precedent is also clear that lawyers “are permitted to argue anything . . . that was presented as evidence.” Moffett v. State, 156 So. 3d 835, 858 (¶63) (Miss. 2014). | 1 | 1 |
Atlas Roll-Lite Door Corp. v. Energreen1 sentence2000Atlas Roll-Lite Door Corp. v. Ener, 741 So.2d 343, 347 (Miss.Ct.App.1999). | 1 | 1 |
Brown v. Stategreen1 sentence1996See also Brown v. State, 690 So. 2d 276, 285 (Miss. 1996)(circuit court did not err in refusing to suppress evidence of shoes and coat taken from plain view at defendant's house taken at the time of his arrest); Upshaw v. Sta te, 350 So. 2d 1358 (Miss.1977)(seizure of defendant's clothing upon his arrival at jail not a violation of his constitutional rights). | 1 | 1 |
Roberts v. Stategreen1 sentence1995Roberts v. State, 458 So.2d 719, 721 (Miss. 1984); Hickombottom v. State, 409 So.2d 1337 (Miss. 1982); Anderson v. State, 397 So.2d 81 (Miss. 1981); Norman v. State, 385 So.2d 1298 (Miss. 1980). | 1 | 1 |
Chase v. Stategreen1 sentence1995This Court has recently reaffirmed this long standing rule in Chase v. State, 645 So.2d 829, 852 (Miss. 1994), wherein the Court stated, "Looking at the instructions as a whole, it cannot be said that there was reversible error in spite of the procedural bar." See also, Thompson v. State, 602 So.2d 1185 (Miss. 1992), wherein the Court stated: We do not forget the rule that if instructions correctly state the law when read together as a whole, there is no reversible error. | 1 | 1 |
Quick v. Stategreen1 sentence1995He argues that the instruction constituted an amendment to the indictment and cites the long standing rule that "the state can prosecute only on the indictment returned by the grand jury and . . . the court has no authority to modify or amend the indictment in any material respect." Quick v. State, 569 So. 2d 1197, 1199 (Miss. 1990). | 1 | 1 |
Faries v. Fariesgreen1 sentence1993See Faries, 607 So. 2d at 1208 . | 1 | 1 |
Hall v. Stategreen2 sentences1993Cooper v. State, 628 So. 2d 1371, 1375 (Miss. 1993); Hall v. State, 611 So. 2d 915, 918 (Miss. 1992); Wade v. State, 583 So. 2d 965, 967 (Miss. 1991); Johnston v. State, 567 So. 2d 237, 238 (Miss. 1990). 1993Cooper v. State, 628 So. 2d 1371, 1375 (Miss. 1993); Hall v. State, 611 So. 2d 915, 918 (Miss. 1992); Wade v. State, 583 So. 2d 965, 967 (Miss. 1991); Johnston v. State, 567 So. 2d 237, 238 (Miss. 1990). | 1 | 1 |
Johnston v. Stategreen2 sentences1993Cooper v. State, 628 So. 2d 1371, 1375 (Miss. 1993); Hall v. State, 611 So. 2d 915, 918 (Miss. 1992); Wade v. State, 583 So. 2d 965, 967 (Miss. 1991); Johnston v. State, 567 So. 2d 237, 238 (Miss. 1990). 1993Cooper v. State, 628 So. 2d 1371, 1375 (Miss. 1993); Hall v. State, 611 So. 2d 915, 918 (Miss. 1992); Wade v. State, 583 So. 2d 965, 967 (Miss. 1991); Johnston v. State, 567 So. 2d 237, 238 (Miss. 1990). | 1 | 1 |
Cooper v. Stategreen2 sentences1993Cooper v. State, 628 So. 2d 1371, 1375 (Miss. 1993); Hall v. State, 611 So. 2d 915, 918 (Miss. 1992); Wade v. State, 583 So. 2d 965, 967 (Miss. 1991); Johnston v. State, 567 So. 2d 237, 238 (Miss. 1990). 1993Cooper v. State, 628 So. 2d 1371, 1375 (Miss. 1993); Hall v. State, 611 So. 2d 915, 918 (Miss. 1992); Wade v. State, 583 So. 2d 965, 967 (Miss. 1991); Johnston v. State, 567 So. 2d 237, 238 (Miss. 1990). | 1 | 1 |
Wade v. Stategreen2 sentences1993Cooper v. State, 628 So. 2d 1371, 1375 (Miss. 1993); Hall v. State, 611 So. 2d 915, 918 (Miss. 1992); Wade v. State, 583 So. 2d 965, 967 (Miss. 1991); Johnston v. State, 567 So. 2d 237, 238 (Miss. 1990). 1993Cooper v. State, 628 So. 2d 1371, 1375 (Miss. 1993); Hall v. State, 611 So. 2d 915, 918 (Miss. 1992); Wade v. State, 583 So. 2d 965, 967 (Miss. 1991); Johnston v. State, 567 So. 2d 237, 238 (Miss. 1990). | 1 | 1 |
Handley v. Stategreen1 sentence1992Mackbee v. State, 575 So.2d 16, 30 (Miss. 1990); Handley v. State, 574 So.2d 671, 682 (Miss. 1990); Singleton v. State, 518 So.2d 653, 655 (Miss. 1988) (and cases cited therein). | 1 | 1 |
MacKbee v. Stategreen1 sentence1992Mackbee v. State, 575 So.2d 16, 30 (Miss. 1990); Handley v. State, 574 So.2d 671, 682 (Miss. 1990); Singleton v. State, 518 So.2d 653, 655 (Miss. 1988) (and cases cited therein). | 1 | 1 |
Singleton v. Stategreen1 sentence1992Mackbee v. State, 575 So.2d 16, 30 (Miss. 1990); Handley v. State, 574 So.2d 671, 682 (Miss. 1990); Singleton v. State, 518 So.2d 653, 655 (Miss. 1988) (and cases cited therein). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Bone v. State
green
2 sentences1998Capler v. City of Greenville, 207 So.2d 339, 341 (Miss.1968)(citing Bone v. State, 207 Miss. 20 , 41 So.2d 347 (1949)). ¶ 16. 1998Capler v. City of Greenville, 207 So.2d 339, 341 (Miss.1968)(citing Bone v. State, 207 Miss. 20 , 41 So.2d 347 (1949)). ¶ 16. | 2 | 1997–1998 |
Shell v. State
green
2 sentences1996Further, in Shell v. State, 554 So. 2d 887 (Miss. 1989), rev'd on other grounds, 498 U.S. 1 (1990), this Court stated that "[i]t is a long- standing rule in this, and other jurisdictions that, pursuant to a lawful arrest, law enforcement officials may seize personal effects and clothing from one who has been arrested." Shell, 554 So. 2d at 896 . 1996Further, in Shell v. State, 554 So. 2d 887 (Miss. 1989), rev'd on other grounds, 498 U.S. 1 (1990), this Court stated that "[i]t is a long- standing rule in this, and other jurisdictions that, pursuant to a lawful arrest, law enforcement officials may seize personal effects and clothing from one who has been arrested." Shell, 554 So. 2d at 896 . | 2 | 1994–1996 |
U. OF MS. MEDICAL CENTER v. Pounders
green
2 sentences2020But when looking for clearly ignored evidence, this Court must carefully consider the long- standing rule that declares that in bench trials, “a judge may place whatever weight he or she chooses on expert testimony. . . .” Id. 2020For “the failure to acknowledge or rely upon the testimony of a particular expert is not error.” Id. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
Pearson v. Parsons
green
1 sentence2005Instead, this Court has upheld the well-established and long standing principle stated in Pearson v. Parsons, 541 So.2d 447 (Miss.1989). | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Shell v. Mississippi
green
1 sentence1996Further, in Shell v. State, 554 So. 2d 887 (Miss. 1989), rev'd on other grounds, 498 U.S. 1 (1990), this Court stated that "[i]t is a long- standing rule in this, and other jurisdictions that, pursuant to a lawful arrest, law enforcement officials may seize personal effects and clothing from one who has been arrested." Shell, 554 So. 2d at 896 . | 1 | 1996–1996 |
Upshaw v. State
green
1 sentence1996See also Brown v. State, 690 So. 2d 276, 285 (Miss. 1996)(circuit court did not err in refusing to suppress evidence of shoes and coat taken from plain view at defendant's house taken at the time of his arrest); Upshaw v. Sta te, 350 So. 2d 1358 (Miss.1977)(seizure of defendant's clothing upon his arrival at jail not a violation of his constitutional rights). | 1 | 1996–1996 |
Hickombottom v. State
green
1 sentence1995Roberts v. State, 458 So.2d 719, 721 (Miss. 1984); Hickombottom v. State, 409 So.2d 1337 (Miss. 1982); Anderson v. State, 397 So.2d 81 (Miss. 1981); Norman v. State, 385 So.2d 1298 (Miss. 1980). | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Thompson v. State
green
1 sentence1995This Court has recently reaffirmed this long standing rule in Chase v. State, 645 So.2d 829, 852 (Miss. 1994), wherein the Court stated, "Looking at the instructions as a whole, it cannot be said that there was reversible error in spite of the procedural bar." See also, Thompson v. State, 602 So.2d 1185 (Miss. 1992), wherein the Court stated: We do not forget the rule that if instructions correctly state the law when read together as a whole, there is no reversible error. | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Norman v. State
green
1 sentence1995Roberts v. State, 458 So.2d 719, 721 (Miss. 1984); Hickombottom v. State, 409 So.2d 1337 (Miss. 1982); Anderson v. State, 397 So.2d 81 (Miss. 1981); Norman v. State, 385 So.2d 1298 (Miss. 1980). | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Anderson v. State
green
1 sentence1995Roberts v. State, 458 So.2d 719, 721 (Miss. 1984); Hickombottom v. State, 409 So.2d 1337 (Miss. 1982); Anderson v. State, 397 So.2d 81 (Miss. 1981); Norman v. State, 385 So.2d 1298 (Miss. 1980). | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Merchants Nat. Bank v. Stewart
green
1 sentence1995Bank v. Stewart, 608 So.2d 1120 (Miss. 1992), stating: We have construed written instruments narrowly against the drafter when there is uncertainty or ambiguity as to the intent of the parties. | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Rives v. Rives
green
1 sentence1991Rives v. Rives, 416 So.2d 653 (Miss.1982). | 1 | 1991–1991 |
Parker v. Ainsworth
neutral
2 sentences1987In Re: Stoball's Will, 211 Miss. 15 , 50 So.2d 635 (1951); Parker v. Ainsworth, 233 Miss. 806 , 103 So.2d 389 (1958). 1987In Re: Stoball's Will, 211 Miss. 15 , 50 So.2d 635 (1951); Parker v. Ainsworth, 233 Miss. 806 , 103 So.2d 389 (1958). | 1 | 1987–1987 |
In Re Stoball's Estate
green
2 sentences1987In Re: Stoball's Will, 211 Miss. 15 , 50 So.2d 635 (1951); Parker v. Ainsworth, 233 Miss. 806 , 103 So.2d 389 (1958). 1987In Re: Stoball's Will, 211 Miss. 15 , 50 So.2d 635 (1951); Parker v. Ainsworth, 233 Miss. 806 , 103 So.2d 389 (1958). | 1 | 1987–1987 |
| Tribou v. Gunn green | 1 | 1984–1984 |
| Brown v. Mullins neutral | 1 | 1971–1971 |
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.