6 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 1996–2022 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 |
|---|---|---|
Govan v. Stategreen2 sentences1999Since Batson proscribes purposeful racial discrimination and not "mere incidental exclusion of blacks from a jury," Govan v. State, 591 So.2d 428, 430 (Miss.1991) (emphasis in original), the State maintains that Judge Montgomery was correct in summarily overruling Manning's objection to the racial composition of the jury. 1996Since Batson proscribes purposeful racial discrimination and not "mere incidental exclusion of blacks from a jury," Govan v. State, 591 So. 2d 428, 430 (Miss. 1991) (emphasis in original), the State maintains that Judge Montgomery was correct in summarily overruling Manning's objection to the racial composition of the jury. | 2 | 2 |
Manning v. Stategreen2 sentences2004Manning v. State , 735 So.2d 323 , 351 (Miss. 1999). 1996Manning v. State, 735 So.2d 323, 351 (Miss. 2000). | 1 | 2 |
Briggs v. Benjamingreen1 sentence2022As a preliminary matter, although the circuit court possessed the authority to decide Manning’s motion, it cited the wrong statute. “[H]owever, a long-standing rule of this Court is that we will not reverse a lower court’s decision where that court reaches the right conclusion although for the wrong reason.” Briggs v. Benjamin, 467 So. 2d 932, 934 (Miss. 1985) (citing Huffman v. Griffin, 337 So. 2d 715 (Miss. 1976); Tex. Gas Transmission Corp. v. City of Greenville, 242 So. 2d 686 (Miss. 1970); Yazoo & Miss. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Huffman v. Griffin
green
1 sentence2022As a preliminary matter, although the circuit court possessed the authority to decide Manning’s motion, it cited the wrong statute. “[H]owever, a long-standing rule of this Court is that we will not reverse a lower court’s decision where that court reaches the right conclusion although for the wrong reason.” Briggs v. Benjamin, 467 So. 2d 932, 934 (Miss. 1985) (citing Huffman v. Griffin, 337 So. 2d 715 (Miss. 1976); Tex. Gas Transmission Corp. v. City of Greenville, 242 So. 2d 686 (Miss. 1970); Yazoo & Miss. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. City of Greenville
green
1 sentence2022As a preliminary matter, although the circuit court possessed the authority to decide Manning’s motion, it cited the wrong statute. “[H]owever, a long-standing rule of this Court is that we will not reverse a lower court’s decision where that court reaches the right conclusion although for the wrong reason.” Briggs v. Benjamin, 467 So. 2d 932, 934 (Miss. 1985) (citing Huffman v. Griffin, 337 So. 2d 715 (Miss. 1976); Tex. Gas Transmission Corp. v. City of Greenville, 242 So. 2d 686 (Miss. 1970); Yazoo & Miss. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Ross v. State
green
1 sentence2018"The failure to object to testimony at trial waives any assignment of error on appeal." Ross v. State , 16 So.3d 47 , 57 (¶ 21) (Miss. | 1 | 2018–2018 |
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.