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line defense in Mississippi

15 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1959–2014 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.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
King v. Stategreen
miss · 1987 · cited in 10 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2004–2014
2 sentences

2014Further, “in order to establish that failure to investigate a line of defense constituted ineffective assistance, a petitioner must show that knowledge of the uninvestigated evidence would have caused counsel to vary his course.” Id. (quoting King v. State, 503 So.2d 271, 275 (Miss.1987)).

2009The supreme court has stated that “in order to establish that failure to investigate a line of defense constituted ineffective assistance, a petitioner must show that knowledge of the uninvestigated evidence would have caused counsel to vary his course.” King v. State, 503 So.2d 271, 275 (Miss.1987).

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Thomas v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2004 · cited in 6 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2006–2008
2 sentences

2008"In order to establish that failure to investigate a line of defense constituted ineffective assistance, a petitioner must show that knowledge of the uninvestigated evidence would have caused counsel to vary his course." Thomas v. State, 881 So.2d 912, 918 (¶ 18) (Miss.Ct.App.2004) (quoting King v. State, 503 So.2d 271, 275 (Miss.1987)).

2007Additionally, "In order to establish that failure to investigate a line of defense constituted ineffective assistance, a [movant] must show that knowledge of the uninvestigated evidence would have caused counsel to vary his course." Thomas v. State, 881 So.2d 912, 918 (¶ 18) (Miss.Ct.App.2004) (quoting King v. State, 503 So.2d 271, 275 (Miss.1987)).

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Garner v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2004 · cited in 3 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2004–2014
2 sentences

2014Further, “in order to establish that failure to investigate a line of defense constituted ineffective assistance, a petitioner must show that knowledge of the uninvestigated evidence would have caused counsel to vary his course.” Id. (quoting King v. State, 503 So.2d 271, 275 (Miss.1987)).

2004Garner v. State, 864 So.2d 1005, 1008 (¶ 13) (Miss.Ct.App.2004). “[I]n order to establish that failure to investigate a line of defense constituted ineffective assistance, a petitioner must show that knowledge of the uninvestigated evidence would have caused counsel to vary his course.” King v. State, 503 So.2d 271, 275 (Miss.1987). ¶ 13.

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Gilliard v. Stategreen
miss · 1985 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
1 sentence

1999It fails both prongs of the test for such matters adopted in Gilliard v. State, 462 So.2d 710, 714 (Miss.1985), in that the failure neither demonstrated that the attorney's performance was substandard, nor is there any possibility that a different result would have occurred at trial had the admission of the evidence been opposed.

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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 (7)

CaseCitedYears
Borkoski v. Yost green
mont · 1979
2 sentences

1995In Borkoski v. Yost, 182 Mont. 28 , 594 P.2d 688 (1979), the plaintiff unsuccessfully sought permission "to examine prospective jurors with a line of inquiry to determine whether any prospective jurors have been exposed to, have observed, or are aware of the national campaign by leading insurance companies, directed particularly at prospective jurors, to the effect that large jury verdicts are in fact paid by the general public at large and constituted `windfalls' to the recipients." Borkoski, 594 P.2d at 690 .

1995In Borkoski v. Yost, 182 Mont. 28 , 594 P.2d 688 (1979), the plaintiff unsuccessfully sought permission "to examine prospective jurors with a line of inquiry to determine whether any prospective jurors have been exposed to, have observed, or are aware of the national campaign by leading insurance companies, directed particularly at prospective jurors, to the effect that large jury verdicts are in fact paid by the general public at large and constituted `windfalls' to the recipients." Borkoski, 594 P.2d at 690 .

11995–1995
Payne v. Tennessee green
scotus · 1991
1 sentence

1995Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that victim impact evidence was admissible during the sentencing phase of a capital murder trial.

11995–1995
Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas, Warden green
ca5 · 1982
2 sentences

1987Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983).

1987Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983).

11987–1987
Gutierrez v. United States green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

1987Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983).

1987Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983).

11987–1987
Wright v. International Business Machines Corp. green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

1987Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983).

1987Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983).

11987–1987
Gray v. Lucas green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

1987Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983).

1987Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983).

11987–1987
Hunter v. Williams green
miss · 1957
2 sentences

1959Hunter v. Williams, 230 Miss. 72 , 92 So. 2d 367 (1957).

1959Hunter v. Williams, 230 Miss. 72 , 92 So. 2d 367 (1957).

11959–1959

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-39-11 (4) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-97 (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

NY 106 (1890–2025) IL 101 (1897–2026) CA 86 (1880–2024) TN 51 (1926–2025) PA 42 (1896–2025) GA 42 (1909–2025) CT 37 (1974–2025) MA 36 (1920–2025) TX 31 (1908–2025) AL 31 (1883–2026) MO 30 (1881–2023) IN 28 (1910–2020) MD 26 (1949–2017) MI 24 (1913–2024) OR 19 (1890–2025) OH 19 (1900–2026) NJ 17 (1966–2022) FL 17 (1951–2025) MS 15 (1959–2014) NE 14 (1976–2018) WI 13 (1926–2024) NC 13 (1961–2017) CO 13 (1922–2025) DC 12 (1978–2023) RI 12 (1964–2016) VT 12 (1881–2019) VA 11 (1995–2026) KS 11 (1895–2026) NM 11 (1958–2020) LA 10 (1912–2019) OK 9 (1927–2019) AZ 8 (1997–2026) WA 8 (1899–2023) HI 7 (1990–2023) ID 7 (1904–2019) IA 7 (1903–2016) KY 6 (1931–2022) UT 5 (1983–2019) NH 5 (1991–2016) WV 5 (1980–1990) DE 5 (1939–2025) ME 4 (2004–2025) SC 4 (2004–2008) MN 4 (1957–2009) MT 3 (1929–1997) SD 3 (1997–2007) GU 2 (2023–2023) AK 2 (1971–1985) AR 2 (1938–1995)

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.

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