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11 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1992–2021 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 |
|---|---|---|
Watts v. Stategreen2 sentences2000This Court has consistently held reversible error exists when considering the admissibility of certain evidence under Rule 404(6), when "it remains clear that the required balancing test of Rule 403 was never conducted." Watts v. State, 635 So.2d 1364, 1368 (Miss.1994). 1998In Watts v. State, 635 So.2d 1364 (Miss.1994), this Court stated: Even with a finding of admissibility under Rule 404(b), however, it remains clear that the required balancing test of Rule 403 was never conducted. | 3 | 5 |
Jones v. Stategreen2 sentences2011Jones v. State, 920 So.2d 465, 475 (¶ 32) (Miss.2006). 2006See, e.g., Jones v. State, 920 So.2d 465, 475 (¶ 32) (Miss.2006); Watts v. State, 635 So.2d 1364, 1368 (Miss.1994). | 2 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Brown v. Texas
green
2 sentences2021Further, the Court “must consider the required balancing test in determining the issue of reasonableness outlined in Brown.” Id. 2021This test “weighs ‘the gravity of the public concerns served by the seizure, the degree to which the seizure advances the public interest, and the severity of the interference with individual liberty.’” Id. (quoting Brown, 443 U.S. at 50-51 ). | 3 | 2005–2021 |
Estate of Cole v. Ferrell
green
1 sentence2019I also concur with the majority’s holding that the chancellor should have conducted the required balancing test set out in Estate of Cole v. Ferrell, 163 So. 3d 921 (Miss. 2012), before sealing the record in this case. | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Jenkins v. State
green
1 sentence1994We again arrive full circle at the possibility that the jury improperly inferred that Watts "committed the crime for which he is on trial because he is a person who has displayed criminal propensities in the past." Id. at 92 ; McCormick, The Law of Evidence, Section 190. | 1 | 1994–1994 |
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.