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7 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1925–2021 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 |
|---|---|---|
Benjamin v. Hooper Electronic Supply Co.green2 sentences1998Supply Co., 568 So.2d 1182, 1187 (Miss.1990) quoting Harper, James and Gray, The Law of Torts § 4.1 at 406 (2d. ed 1986)). ¶ 9. 1996Supply Co., 568 So. 2d 1182, 1187 (Miss. 1990) (quoting Harper, James and Gray, The Law of Torts § 4.1 at 406 (2d. ed 1986)). ¶9. | 2 | 5 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Downtown Grill, Inc. v. Connell
green
2 sentences2021“When a citizen ‘merely states what is believed’ to prosecuting authorities and leaves ‘the decision to prosecute entirely to the uncontrolled discretion of the officer’ then the citizen has not instigated a criminal proceeding.” Id. 2021“A citizen has a privilege to start the criminal law into action by complaints to the proper officials so long as one acts either in good faith, i.e., for a legitimate purpose, or with reasonable grounds to believe that the person proceeded against may be guilty of the offense charged.” Id. | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Kurtz v. Moffitt
green
2 sentences1925The power to either arrest without a warrant or search without a search warrant did not exist at common law, except a person might be arrested for a misdemeanor committed in the presence of an officer or for a felony committed where the officer had probable cause for believing that the person arrested had committed a felony. *168 In discussing* the right of arrest at common law in Kurtz v. Moffitt, 115 U. S. 487 , 6 S. Ct. 148 , 29 L. 1925The power to either arrest without a warrant or search without a search warrant did not exist at common law, except a person might be arrested for a misdemeanor committed in the presence of an officer or for a felony committed where the officer had probable cause for believing that the person arrested had committed a felony. *168 In discussing* the right of arrest at common law in Kurtz v. Moffitt, 115 U. S. 487 , 6 S. Ct. 148 , 29 L. | 1 | 1925–1925 |
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.