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5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 24 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Wright v. State.

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1 Wright v. State Anchor
miss · 1989
green “absent unusual circumstances, where objection is sustained to improper questioning or testimony, and the jury is admonished to disregard the question or testimony, we will not find error.” 10
2 Laney v. State
miss · 1986
green “laney suffers from the mental disorder, schizophrenia, paranoia type,” 4
3 Laney v. State
miss · 1986
green “the accused was laboring under such defect of reason from disease of the mind as (1) not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or (2) if he did know it, that he did not know that what he was doing was wrong.” 4
4 Jaco v. State
miss · 1990
green “an evidentiary hearing where he presents a substantial and detailed affidavit to the effect that his attorney denied and affirmatively preventing him from testifying.” 3

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