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8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 38 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 Foster v. State.

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1 Foster v. State Anchor
miss · 1996
green “the benchmark for judging any claim of ineffectiveness of counsel must be whether counsel's conduct so undermined the proper functioning of the adversarial process that the trial cannot be relied on as having produced a just result.” 8
2 McGilberry v. State
miss · 1999
green “on review, the trial court's determinations under batson are afforded great deference because they are, in large part, based on credibility.” 6
3 Davis v. State
miss · 1995
green “included among those reasons: age, demeanor, marital status, single with children, prosecutor distrusted juror, educational background, employment history, criminal record, young and single, friend charged with crime, unemployed with no roots in community, posture and demeanor i…” 6
4 White v. State
miss · 1986
green “it is fundamental and essential to our form of government that all persons charged with a crime have the right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.” 5
5 Cabello v. State
miss · 1986
green “mississippi law on the subject of change of venue has been primarily summarized in the cases of cabello v. state, 490 so.2d 852 (miss.1986); wiley v. state, 484 so.2d 339 (miss.1986); fisher v. state, 481 so.2d 203 (miss.1985); johnson v. state, 476 so.2d 1195 (miss.1985); and t…” 4
6 Simmons v. State
miss · 1999
green “the right to personal presence at all critical stages of the trial and the right to counsel are fundamental rights of each criminal defendant.” 3
7 Hall v. State
miss · 1992
green “under this court's standard of review, the admissibility of evidence rests within the trial court's discretion.” 3
8 Hall v. State
miss · 1992
green “unless his judicial discretion is abused, this court will not reverse his ruling.” 3

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