99 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1954–2025 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
Wells v. Stategreen2 sentences2006Indeed, immediately *316 prior to the language just quoted from Payton , Justice Sullivan included the following rationale for the entry of a personal sanction against a prosecutor: As Justice Banks stated in his separate opinion in Wells v. State, 698 So.2d 497, 519 (Miss.1997), "it is high time that the bench and bar take seriously our admonitions about such improprieties. 1999As Justice Banks stated in his separate opinion in Wells v. State, 698 So.2d 497, 519 (Miss. 1997), "it is high time that the bench and bar take seriously our admonitions about such improprieties. | 5 | 5 |
Hannah v. Stategreen2 sentences1997Wells correctly points out that the interview given by the prosecutor constituted a clear violation of Uniform Circuit and Chancery Court Rule 9.01, which prohibits any attorney, prior to the conclusion of a trial, from releasing information to the news media regarding the “existence or contents of any confession, admission or statement given by the defendant.” In Hannah v. State, 336 So.2d 1317, 1323 (Miss.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1101 , 97 S.Ct. 1125 , 51 L.Ed.2d 551 (1977), we stated that “such action by a state’s attorney is the most logical and certain way to secure a reversal in a c 1997Wells correctly points out that the interview given by the prosecutor constituted a clear violation of Uniform Circuit and Chancery Court Rule 9.01, which prohibits any attorney, prior to the conclusion of a trial, from releasing information to the news media regarding the "existence or contents of any confession, admission or statement given by the defendant." In Hannah v. State, 336 So.2d 1317, 1323 (Miss. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1101 , 97 S.Ct. 1125 , 51 L.Ed.2d 551 (1977), we stated that "such action by a state's attorney is the most logical and certain way to secure a reversal in a | 3 | 3 |
Stringer v. Stategreen2 sentences2011Accordingly, this Court feels it appropriate to restate its admonition to counsel set forth in Stringer v. State, 627 So.2d 326, 330 (Miss.1993): We take this opportunity to caution the bench and bar of a growing number of reversals caused by inefficient, ineffective or unprofessional conduct by counsel. 2009Accordingly, this Court feels it appropriate to restate its admonition to counsel set forth in Stringer v. State, 627 So. 2d 326, 330 (Miss. 1993): We take this opportunity to caution the bench and bar of a growing number of reversals caused by inefficient, ineffective or unprofessional conduct by counsel. | 2 | 4 |
Harris v. Stategreen2 sentences2024Although Harris’s conviction was affirmed on appeal,4 the supreme court felt compelled “to note [the] error in the proceedings so that the bench and bar might avoid it in the future.” Id. at 1327 . ¶29. 1999In Harris v. State, 642 So.2d 1325, 1327-28 (Miss.1994), we warned the bench and bar against use of the "recklessly attempt" language in jury instructions and indictments defining the elements of aggravated assault. | 2 | 3 |
Woodward v. Stategreen2 sentences2014See Woodward v. State, 726 So.2d 524, 544 (¶ 89) (Miss.1997) (“[T]his Court urges trial judges to be extremely cautious in complying with the statutes regarding payment of witness fees in the future.”). ¶ 29. 2009See Woodward v. State, 726 So. 2d 524, 544 (¶ 89) (Miss. 1997) (“[T]his Court urges trial judges to be extremely cautious in complying with the statutes regarding payment of witness fees in the future.”). ¶29. | 2 | 2 |
Smith v. Stategreen2 sentences2010Concerning the majority’s discussion of Smith v. State, 907 So.2d 292, 298 (Miss. 2005), while Smith admittedly does carry forward the same quote from Ellis citing Ballenger ( 907 So.2d at 298 ), Smith correctly guides the trial bench and bar as to when an accomplice instruction is required and the general form which the instruction should take. 2010Concerning the majority’s discussion of Smith v. State, 907 So.2d 292, 298 (Miss. 2005), while Smith admittedly does carry forward the same quote from Ellis citing Ballenger ( 907 So.2d at 298 ), Smith correctly guides the trial bench and bar as to when an accomplice instruction is required and the general form which the instruction should take. | 2 | 2 |
Lambert v. Statered2 sentences2008Believing that in Lambert v. State, 724 So.2d 392, 394 (Miss. 1998), this Court adequately informed the trial bench and bar "that there could be a case where similar evidence could be admissible," Justice Graves opines in his dissent that there was no need to overrule Mitchell . 2007Believing that in Lambert v. State, 724 So. 2d 392, 394 (Miss. 1998), this Court adequately informed the trial bench and bar “that there could be a case where similar evidence could be admissible,” Justice Graves opines in his dissent that there was no need to overrule Mitchell. | 2 | 2 |
Stubbs v. Stategreen2 sentences2007See also Stubbs v. State, 845 So.2d 656, 670 (Miss.2003), (a pre-Rule 702 amendment case in which we cautioned the trial bench and bar to take care that an expert's testimony was confined to his/her area of expertise). ¶ 32. 2005See also Stubbs v. State, 845 So. 2d 656, 670 (Miss. 2003), (a pre-Rule 702 amendment case in which we cautioned the trial bench and bar to take care that an expert’s testimony was confined to his/her area of expertise). ¶32. | 2 | 2 |
Hentz v. Stategreen2 sentences1999This Court has continually admonished the State to "`... make available to attorneys for defendants all ... material[s]'." Ramos, 710 So.2d at 386 ( quoting Hentz v. State, 489 So.2d 1386, 1388 (Miss. 1986)). [1] What was stated in Ramos and Dotson bears reiterating, "`[n]ow, we take this opportunity to reinforce that which we stated in Hentz with a simple message to the bench and bar. 1997This Court has continually admonished the State to "`...make available to attorneys for defendants all . . . material[s]'." Ramos, 710 So. 2d at 386 (quoting Hentz v. State, 489 So. 2d 1386, 1388 (Miss. 1986)) .(1) What was stated in Ramos and Dotson bears reiterating, "`[n]ow, we take this opportunity to reinforce that which we stated in Hentz with a simple message to the bench and bar. | 2 | 2 |
| State v. Irwingreen | 2 | 2 |
Payton v. Stategreen2 sentences2018See Payton v. State , 785 So.2d 267 (Miss. 1999) ("We have repeatedly condemned the 'send a message' argument and warned prosecutors accordingly.") ("[I]t is high time that the bench and bar take seriously our admonitions about such improprieties. 2001Id. at 271 . | 1 | 3 |
Harkins v. Paschallgreen2 sentences2007Harkins, 348 So.2d at 1023 . ¶ 82. 2004Harkins, 348 So. 2d at 1023 . ¶82. | 1 | 3 |
Riser v. Petersongreen2 sentences2017In Riser, the Mississippi Supreme Court stated: “For the benefit of the bench and bar, let us attempt to state clearly that a litigant may be incarcerated for civil contempt for failure to pay a judgment but that litigant is always entitled to offer evidence of inability to pay as a defense, not to the contempt, but to the incarceration.” Id. at 212 (emphasis added; capitalization omitted). ¶ 49. 2005The court admonished the bench and bar that a "LITIGANT IS ALWAYS ENTITLED TO OFFER EVIDENCE OF INABILITY TO PAY AS A DEFENSE, NOT TO THE CONTEMPT, but to the incarceration." Riser, 566 So.2d at 211-12 . | 1 | 2 |
Ramos v. Stategreen2 sentences1999This Court has continually admonished the State to "`... make available to attorneys for defendants all ... material[s]'." Ramos, 710 So.2d at 386 ( quoting Hentz v. State, 489 So.2d 1386, 1388 (Miss. 1986)). [1] What was stated in Ramos and Dotson bears reiterating, "`[n]ow, we take this opportunity to reinforce that which we stated in Hentz with a simple message to the bench and bar. 1997This Court has continually admonished the State to "`...make available to attorneys for defendants all . . . material[s]'." Ramos, 710 So. 2d at 386 (quoting Hentz v. State, 489 So. 2d 1386, 1388 (Miss. 1986)) .(1) What was stated in Ramos and Dotson bears reiterating, "`[n]ow, we take this opportunity to reinforce that which we stated in Hentz with a simple message to the bench and bar. | 1 | 2 |
| Poole v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Cummings v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Reginald Jackson v. State of Mississippigreen | 1 | 1 |
| Parker v. HARRISON COUNTY BD. OF SUP'RSgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Taghi 'Ted' Boroujerdi v. City of Starkvillegreen | 1 | 1 |
| Emc v. Svmgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Sanderson v. Sandersongreen | 1 | 1 |
| Myers v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Johnson v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| McDonald v. McDonaldgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Taylor v. State of Mississippigreen | 1 | 1 |
| Patton v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor v. Taylorgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Cox v. HOWARD, WEIL, LABOUISSEgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Howard v. Howardgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Carter v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Blanks v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Fisher v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Tharp v. Bunge Corp.green | 1 | 1 |
| Shows v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Stanton & Associates v. Bryant Const. Co.green | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Dotson v. State
green
2 sentences2005In Dotson v. State, 593 So.2d 7 (Miss.1991), this Court reproved, `Now, we take this opportunity to reinforce that which we stated in Hentz with a simple message to the bench and bar. 2002In Dotson v. State, 593 So. 2d 7 (Miss. 1991), this Court reproved, ‘Now, we take this opportunity to reinforce that which we stated in Hertz with a simple message to the bench and bar. | 4 | 1994–2005 |
Gladney v. Clarksdale Beverage Co., Inc.
green
2 sentences2022In that case, though the issue was not properly before the court on cross-appeal, we took the “opportunity to remind the bench and bar of the entire ‘method to uniformly execute juror inquiry under [Mississippi Rule of Evidence] 606(b)’ outlined in Gladney.” Id. (alteration in original) (quoting Gladney, 625 So. 2d at 418 ). 2022In that case, though the issue was not properly before the court on cross-appeal, we took the “opportunity to remind the bench and bar of the entire ‘method to uniformly execute juror inquiry under [Mississippi Rule of Evidence] 606(b)’ outlined in Gladney.” Id. (alteration in original) (quoting Gladney, 625 So. 2d at 418 ). | 3 | 2009–2022 |
Djl v. Bolivar Dept. of Human Services
green
2 sentences2015Furthermore, our supreme court has “emphatically proclaimed to the bench and bar that the guardian must submit a written report to the court during the hearing, or testify and thereby become available for cross-examination by the natural parent.” McDonald, 39 So. 3d at 883 (¶49) (quoting In re D.J.L., 824 So. 2d at 623 ). 2010The Court also “emphatically proclaim[ed] to the bench and bar that ... the guardian must submit a written report to the court during the hearing, or testify and thereby become available for cross-examination by the natural parent.” Id. at 623 . | 3 | 2007–2015 |
Gatt v. United States
green
2 sentences1997Wells correctly points out that the interview given by the prosecutor constituted a clear violation of Uniform Circuit and Chancery Court Rule 9.01, which prohibits any attorney, prior to the conclusion of a trial, from releasing information to the news media regarding the “existence or contents of any confession, admission or statement given by the defendant.” In Hannah v. State, 336 So.2d 1317, 1323 (Miss.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1101 , 97 S.Ct. 1125 , 51 L.Ed.2d 551 (1977), we stated that “such action by a state’s attorney is the most logical and certain way to secure a reversal in a c 1997Wells correctly points out that the interview given by the prosecutor constituted a clear violation of Uniform Circuit and Chancery Court Rule 9.01, which prohibits any attorney, prior to the conclusion of a trial, from releasing information to the news media regarding the "existence or contents of any confession, admission or statement given by the defendant." In Hannah v. State, 336 So.2d 1317, 1323 (Miss. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1101 , 97 S.Ct. 1125 , 51 L.Ed.2d 551 (1977), we stated that "such action by a state's attorney is the most logical and certain way to secure a reversal in a | 3 | 1995–1997 |
Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Pope
green
2 sentences1994We spoke favorably of Pope in Caldwell v. Caldwell, 533 So.2d 413 (Miss.1988), stating that it is well to call attention to the bench and bar to the decision of the United States Supreme Court of Tulsa Professional Collection Services v. Pope, 485 U.S. [478], 108 S.Ct. 1340 , 99 L.Ed.2d 565 (1988). 1994We spoke favorably of Pope in Caldwell v. Caldwell, 533 So.2d 413 (Miss.1988), stating that it is well to call attention to the bench and bar to the decision of the United States Supreme Court of Tulsa Professional Collection Services v. Pope, 485 U.S. [478], 108 S.Ct. 1340 , 99 L.Ed.2d 565 (1988). | 3 | 1988–1994 |
Watkins v. Watkins
green
2 sentences2011It is, therefore, inappropriate for the Court to express any opinion on the question of whether a parent has a duty to support an adult retarded child.” Watkins, 337 So. 2d at 724-25 ; see also Taylor v. Taylor, 478 So. 2d 310, 312 (Miss. 1985) (“[S]ome members of the bench and bar have relied on [Watkins] for the proposition that a parent has no legal duty to support an adult retarded child beyond the age of majority. 1989Continuing, the court in Watkins stated that "it is common knowledge that in the context of this statute (93-5-23) the bench and bar have applied the term `children' to offspring who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age." 337 So.2d at 724 . | 2 | 1989–2011 |
Box v. State
green
2 sentences2010In Box v. State, 437 So.2d 19 (Miss.1983), this Court — finding the prosecutor had violated Rule 4.06 18 — reversed a conviction for armed robbery, stating: “A rule which is not enforced is no rule.” Id. at 21-22 . 2010In Box v. State, 437 So.2d 19 (Miss.1983), this Court — finding the prosecutor had violated Rule 4.06 18 — reversed a conviction for armed robbery, stating: “A rule which is not enforced is no rule.” Id. at 21-22 . | 2 | 2008–2010 |
Thomas v. State
green
2 sentences2008Shortly preceding Williams, we reminded both the bench and bar in Thomas, supra, "that specific intent to steal must be shown by the testimony in robbery cases." Thomas, 278 So.2d at 472 . 2008Shortly preceding Williams, we reminded both the bench and bar in Thomas, supra, "that specific intent to steal must be shown by the testimony in robbery cases." Thomas, 278 So.2d at 472 . | 2 | 2007–2008 |
Russell v. State
green
2 sentences2006In Russell v. State , we provided "guidance to the bench and bar in dealing with discovery issues in capital post-conviction proceedings." Russell, 819 So.2d at 1177 . 2000In Russell v. State, we provided “guidance to the bench and bar in dealing with discovery issues in capital post-conviction proceedings.” Russell, 819 So. 2d at 1177 . | 2 | 2000–2006 |
Wheeler v. Stewart
green
2 sentences2002Wheeler, 798 So.2d at 394 n. 1. ¶ 23. 2000Wheeler, 798 So. 2d at 394 n.1. ¶23. | 2 | 2000–2002 |
Polk v. State
green
2 sentences2001Polk, 612 So.2d at 394 . 1997Polk, 612 So. 2d at 394 . | 2 | 1997–2001 |
Miller v. Meeks
green
2 sentences2001Id. at 310 . 1998Id. at 310 . | 2 | 1998–2001 |
Campbell v. Attorney General of the United States
green
2 sentences1997Wells correctly points out that the interview given by the prosecutor constituted a clear violation of Uniform Circuit and Chancery Court Rule 9.01, which prohibits any attorney, prior to the conclusion of a trial, from releasing information to the news media regarding the “existence or contents of any confession, admission or statement given by the defendant.” In Hannah v. State, 336 So.2d 1317, 1323 (Miss.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1101 , 97 S.Ct. 1125 , 51 L.Ed.2d 551 (1977), we stated that “such action by a state’s attorney is the most logical and certain way to secure a reversal in a c 1997Wells correctly points out that the interview given by the prosecutor constituted a clear violation of Uniform Circuit and Chancery Court Rule 9.01, which prohibits any attorney, prior to the conclusion of a trial, from releasing information to the news media regarding the "existence or contents of any confession, admission or statement given by the defendant." In Hannah v. State, 336 So.2d 1317, 1323 (Miss. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1101 , 97 S.Ct. 1125 , 51 L.Ed.2d 551 (1977), we stated that "such action by a state's attorney is the most logical and certain way to secure a reversal in a | 2 | 1997–1997 |
Caldwell v. Caldwell
green
2 sentences1994We spoke favorably of Pope in Caldwell v. Caldwell, 533 So.2d 413 (Miss.1988), stating that it is well to call attention to the bench and bar to the decision of the United States Supreme Court of Tulsa Professional Collection Services v. Pope, 485 U.S. [478], 108 S.Ct. 1340 , 99 L.Ed.2d 565 (1988). 1994We spoke favorably of Pope in Caldwell v. Caldwell, 533 So.2d 413 (Miss. 1988), stating that it is well to call attention to the bench and bar to the decision of the United States Supreme Court of Tulsa Professional Collection Services v. Pope, 485 U.S. [478], 108 S.Ct. 1340 , 99 L.Ed.2d 565 (1988). | 2 | 1994–1994 |
| Miller v. State green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas, Warden green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| Jimmy C. Wingo v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| Jimmy C. Wingo v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
State v. McDonald
green
2 sentences1987See also State v. Irwin, 304 N.C. 93 , 282 S.E.2d 439, 448 (1981); Engberg v. State, 686 P.2d 541 (Wyo. 1984); Miller v. State, 269 Ark. 341 , 605 S.W.2d 430 (1980); State v. McDonald, 661 S.W.2d 497 (Mo. 1983); State v. Gretzler, 135 Ariz. 42 , 659 P.2d 1 (1983); Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982) cert. den., 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983); Wingo v. Blackburn, 783 F.2d 1046 (5th Cir.1986) reh. den., 786 F.2d 654 (5th Cir.1986); Evans v. Thigpen, 631 F. Supp. 274 (S.D.Miss. 1986) cert. den., 476 U.S. 1178 , 106 S.Ct. 2908 , 90 L.Ed.2d 994 (1986). 1987See also State v. Irwin, 304 N.C. 93 , 282 S.E.2d 439, 448 (1981); Engberg v. State, 686 P.2d 541 (Wyo.1984); Miller v. State, 269 Ark. 341 , 605 S.W.2d 430 (1980); State v. McDonald, 661 S.W.2d 497 (Mo.1983); State v. Gretzler, 135 Ariz. 42 , 659 P.2d 1 (1983); Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982) cert, den., 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983); Wingo v. Blackburn, 783 F.2d 1046 (5th Cir.1986) reh. den., 786 F.2d 654 (5th Cir.1986); Evans v. Thigpen, 631 F.Supp. 274 (S.D.Miss.1986) cert, den., 476 U.S. 1178 , 106 S.Ct. 2908 , 90 L.Ed.2d 994 (1986). | 2 | 1987–1987 |
Engberg v. State
green
2 sentences1987See also State v. Irwin, 304 N.C. 93 , 282 S.E.2d 439, 448 (1981); Engberg v. State, 686 P.2d 541 (Wyo. 1984); Miller v. State, 269 Ark. 341 , 605 S.W.2d 430 (1980); State v. McDonald, 661 S.W.2d 497 (Mo. 1983); State v. Gretzler, 135 Ariz. 42 , 659 P.2d 1 (1983); Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982) cert. den., 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983); Wingo v. Blackburn, 783 F.2d 1046 (5th Cir.1986) reh. den., 786 F.2d 654 (5th Cir.1986); Evans v. Thigpen, 631 F. Supp. 274 (S.D.Miss. 1986) cert. den., 476 U.S. 1178 , 106 S.Ct. 2908 , 90 L.Ed.2d 994 (1986). 1987See also State v. Irwin, 304 N.C. 93 , 282 S.E.2d 439, 448 (1981); Engberg v. State, 686 P.2d 541 (Wyo.1984); Miller v. State, 269 Ark. 341 , 605 S.W.2d 430 (1980); State v. McDonald, 661 S.W.2d 497 (Mo.1983); State v. Gretzler, 135 Ariz. 42 , 659 P.2d 1 (1983); Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982) cert, den., 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983); Wingo v. Blackburn, 783 F.2d 1046 (5th Cir.1986) reh. den., 786 F.2d 654 (5th Cir.1986); Evans v. Thigpen, 631 F.Supp. 274 (S.D.Miss.1986) cert, den., 476 U.S. 1178 , 106 S.Ct. 2908 , 90 L.Ed.2d 994 (1986). | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| State v. Gretzler green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| Evans v. Thigpen green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| Gutierrez v. United States green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| Wright v. International Business Machines Corp. green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
Gray v. Lucas
green
2 sentences1987See also State v. Irwin, 304 N.C. 93 , 282 S.E.2d 439, 448 (1981); Engberg v. State, 686 P.2d 541 (Wyo. 1984); Miller v. State, 269 Ark. 341 , 605 S.W.2d 430 (1980); State v. McDonald, 661 S.W.2d 497 (Mo. 1983); State v. Gretzler, 135 Ariz. 42 , 659 P.2d 1 (1983); Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982) cert. den., 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983); Wingo v. Blackburn, 783 F.2d 1046 (5th Cir.1986) reh. den., 786 F.2d 654 (5th Cir.1986); Evans v. Thigpen, 631 F. Supp. 274 (S.D.Miss. 1986) cert. den., 476 U.S. 1178 , 106 S.Ct. 2908 , 90 L.Ed.2d 994 (1986). 1987See also State v. Irwin, 304 N.C. 93 , 282 S.E.2d 439, 448 (1981); Engberg v. State, 686 P.2d 541 (Wyo.1984); Miller v. State, 269 Ark. 341 , 605 S.W.2d 430 (1980); State v. McDonald, 661 S.W.2d 497 (Mo.1983); State v. Gretzler, 135 Ariz. 42 , 659 P.2d 1 (1983); Gray v. Lucas, 677 F.2d 1086 (5th Cir.1982) cert, den., 461 U.S. 910 , 103 S.Ct. 1886 , 76 L.Ed.2d 815 (1983); Wingo v. Blackburn, 783 F.2d 1046 (5th Cir.1986) reh. den., 786 F.2d 654 (5th Cir.1986); Evans v. Thigpen, 631 F.Supp. 274 (S.D.Miss.1986) cert, den., 476 U.S. 1178 , 106 S.Ct. 2908 , 90 L.Ed.2d 994 (1986). | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| Toney-El v. Lane green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| Golub v. Ernst green | 2 | 1987–1987 |
| In Re Will and Estate of Varvaris green | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| Smith v. State green | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| Roach v. State green | 1 | 2022–2022 |
| United States v. Gaubert green | 1 | 2016–2016 |
| William T. Brantley v. City of Horn Lake, Mississippi red | 1 | 2016–2016 |
| United Services Auto. Ass'n v. Stewart green | 1 | 2015–2015 |
| Stanley v. Allstate Ins. Co. green | 1 | 2009–2009 |
| Delta Health Group, Inc. v. Estate of Pope Ex Rel. Payne green | 1 | 2009–2009 |
| State v. Davis green | 1 | 2006–2006 |
| Monsanto Co. v. Hall green | 1 | 2005–2005 |
| Towner v. MOORE EX REL. QUITMAN CTY. SCH. DIST. green | 1 | 1994–1994 |
| State v. Kopa green | 1 | 1992–1992 |
| Wing v. Wing green | 1 | 1992–1992 |
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.