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heat of passion manslaughter instruction in Mississippi

14 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1998–2026 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 (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Myers v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2002 · cited in 3 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2007–2009
2 sentences

2009Myers v. State, 832 So.2d 540, 542 (¶ 10) (Miss.Ct.App.2002). ¶ 17.

2008Myers v. State, 832 So.2d 540, 542 (¶ 10) (Miss.Ct.App.2002).

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Abeyta v. Stategreen
miss · 2014 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026Id. at 311 (internal quotation marks omitted).

11
Cooper v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2007 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
1 sentence

2025Similarly, “words alone are not enough to require a heat of passion manslaughter instruction.” Cooper v. State, 977 So. 2d 1220, 1223 (¶11) (Miss.

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Clayton v. Stategreen
miss · 2012 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
1 sentence

2022“When reviewing a trial court’s grant or denial of a jury instruction, this Court considers the jury instructions as a whole to determine if the jury was properly instructed, giving abuse-of-discretion deference to the trial judge’s decision.” Clayton v. State, 106 So. 3d 802, 804 (¶5) (Miss. 2012) (internal quotation marks omitted).

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Phillipson v. Stategreen
miss · 2006 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2009–2009
1 sentence

2009See Phillipson v. State, 943 So.2d 670, 671-72 (¶ 6) (Miss.2006).

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Agnew v. Stategreen
miss · 2001 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2007–2007
1 sentence

2007The standard of review for jury instructions was well stated in Agnew v. State, 783 So.2d 699, 702 (¶ 4) (Miss. 2001).

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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 (3)

CaseCitedYears
Underwood v. State green
miss · 1998
2 sentences

2001Id. at 36 .

2001Id. at 36 .

31998–2001
Reith v. State green
missctapp · 2013
2 sentences

2014Reith, 135 So.3d at 898 .

2011Reith, 2013 WL 1122311, at *4 .

22011–2014
Buchanan v. State green
miss · 1990
1 sentence

2024For this reason, we find that the 10 See generally Buchanan v. State, 567 So. 2d 194 (Miss. 1990). 20 trial court did not err in refusing to give the heat-of-passion manslaughter instruction. ¶48.

12024–2024

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-19 (5) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-35 (5) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-77 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-30 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-1 (3) MS § Miss. Code Ann. § 99-19-105 (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

MS 14 (1998–2026) MN 8 (2005–2026) CO 6 (1990–2018) OK 6 (1991–2011) CA 3 (2016–2024) AL 3 (1993–2023)

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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