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jury constituted reversible error in Mississippi

6 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1929–2010 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 (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Herrington v. Spellgreen
miss · 1997 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2000–2004
2 sentences

2004In Herrington v. Spell, 692 So.2d 93, 101 (Miss.1997), the Herringtons asserted that allowing patients of the defendant and a witness to sit on the jury constituted reversible error.

2000In Herrington v. Spell, 692 So.2d 93, 101 (Miss. 1997), the Herringtons asserted that allowing patients of the defendant and a witness to sit on the jury constituted reversible error.

22
Hudson v. Taleffgreen
miss · 1989 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 1992–1997
2 sentences

1997See Hudson v. Taleff, 546 So.2d 359, 363 (Miss. 1989) (holding that jury was not impartial where court refused challenges for cause of two jurors with connections to defendant doctor).

1992See Hudson v. Taleff, 546 So. 2d 359, 363 (Miss. 1989) (holding that jury was not impartial where court refused challenges for cause of two jurors with connections to defendant doctor).

22

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
White v. State green
miss · 1999
1 sentence

2010Williams cites to Pettit v. State, 569 So.2d 678 (Miss. 1990) and White v. State, 732 So.2d 961 (Miss.1999) in support of his argument.

12010–2010
Pettit v. State green
miss · 1990
1 sentence

2010Williams cites to Pettit v. State, 569 So.2d 678 (Miss. 1990) and White v. State, 732 So.2d 961 (Miss.1999) in support of his argument.

12010–2010
Peters v. State green
miss · 1913
2 sentences

1929Under the rules for determining the capacity of a witness to testify, as announced in the case of Peters v. State, 106 Miss. 333 , 63 So. 666 , we think that the court wias correct in the conclusion that this witness did not have the capacity to give testimony, and, having reached that conclusion, the court did all it was reqiiested to do to correct the error, by excluding the testimony and instructing the jury not to consider anything she had said, and, this being true, we do not think the examination of this witness before the jury constituted reversible error.

1929Under the rules for determining the capacity of a witness to testify, as announced in the case of Peters v. State, 106 Miss. 333 , 63 So. 666 , we think that the court wias correct in the conclusion that this witness did not have the capacity to give testimony, and, having reached that conclusion, the court did all it was reqiiested to do to correct the error, by excluding the testimony and instructing the jury not to consider anything she had said, and, this being true, we do not think the examination of this witness before the jury constituted reversible error.

11929–1929

Where else courts name it

NY 10 (1918–2022) IL 6 (1968–2021) MS 6 (1929–2010) IN 5 (1979–2013) TX 5 (1947–1989) TN 3 (1966–2025) NC 2 (1997–2019) MA 2 (1976–1991) GA 2 (1981–1990) MD 2 (1966–2006) AZ 2 (1908–1967)

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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