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6 Mississippi opinions name it 1 courts 1987–2026 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 |
|---|---|---|
Windham v. Stategreen2 sentences2026Windham, 520 So. 2d at 126 (citation omitted). 2000Id. at 126 (citation omitted). | 5 | 5 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Pittman v. State
green
2 sentences1987This Court first reversed on this type of instruction in McDonald v. State, 78 Miss. 369 , 29 So. 171 (1900), in that it eliminated the possibility of the accused only being guilty of manslaughter. [2] In Pittman v. State, 297 So.2d 888 (Miss. 1974), we reversed a conviction based upon an instruction authorizing a jury to convict of murder "if the deliberate design to kill exists but for an instant at the time of the fatal blow." Id. at 893 . 1987This Court first reversed on this type of instruction in McDonald v. State, 78 Miss. 369 , 29 So. 171 (1900), in that it eliminated the possibility of the accused only being guilty of manslaughter. [2] In Pittman v. State, 297 So.2d 888 (Miss. 1974), we reversed a conviction based upon an instruction authorizing a jury to convict of murder "if the deliberate design to kill exists but for an instant at the time of the fatal blow." Id. at 893 . | 1 | 1987–1987 |
McDonald v. State
green
2 sentences1987This Court first reversed on this type of instruction in McDonald v. State, 78 Miss. 369 , 29 So. 171 (1900), in that it eliminated the possibility of the accused only being guilty of manslaughter. [2] In Pittman v. State, 297 So.2d 888 (Miss. 1974), we reversed a conviction based upon an instruction authorizing a jury to convict of murder "if the deliberate design to kill exists but for an instant at the time of the fatal blow." Id. at 893 . 1987This Court first reversed on this type of instruction in McDonald v. State, 78 Miss. 369 , 29 So. 171 (1900), in that it eliminated the possibility of the accused only being guilty of manslaughter. [2] In Pittman v. State, 297 So.2d 888 (Miss. 1974), we reversed a conviction based upon an instruction authorizing a jury to convict of murder "if the deliberate design to kill exists but for an instant at the time of the fatal blow." Id. at 893 . | 1 | 1987–1987 |
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.