Berry v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• the use of Biblical reference in closing arguments is acceptable and counsel is afforded broad latitude
• the use of Biblical reference in closing arguments is acceptable and counsel is afforded broad latitude
• victim-impact testimony is admissible “if it is necessary to develop the case, and if it is relevant to any of the aggravating circumstances”
• where this Court found that an issue based on the prosecutor's statement that capital punishment was commanded by the scripture was procedurally barred 7 where there was no contemporaneous objection at trial, and that it was acceptable to use the Bible as a historical reference

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

188 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Byrom v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-10-16· cited 320×
• Gray v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-08-06· cited 314×
• Simmons v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2001-12-13· cited 301×
• Bell v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-12-14· cited 275×
• Howell v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-10-23· cited 267×
• Manning v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-03-31· cited 266×
• Rubenstein v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-08-10· cited 256×
• McGilberry v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-06-03· cited 242×
• Watts v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-01-28· cited 232×
• Hughes v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-03-31· cited 231×
• Walker v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2005-03-31· cited 215×
• Brown v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2004-09-02· cited 212×
• Smith v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-12-10· cited 209×
• Turner v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-02-04· cited 202×
• Manning v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-06-25· cited 193×
• Goff v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2009-05-28· cited 189×
• Spicer v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-01-05· cited 184×
• Brewer v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-07-23· cited 180×
• Walker v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-05-27· cited 178×
• Goodin v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2001-05-17· cited 178×

Cites

118 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Chapman v. California
  Supreme Court· 1967-03-27· cited 23,069×
• Batson v. Kentucky
  Supreme Court· 1986-04-30· cited 16,401×
• Furman v. Georgia
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 5,066×
• Lockett v. Ohio
  Supreme Court· 1978-07-03· cited 5,026×
• Wainwright v. Witt
  Supreme Court· 1985-01-21· cited 3,997×
• Sullivan v. Louisiana
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-01· cited 3,512×
• Payne v. Tennessee
  Supreme Court· 1991-09-13· cited 3,458×
• Eddings v. Oklahoma
  Supreme Court· 1982-01-19· cited 3,271×
• Penry v. Lynaugh
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-26· cited 2,957×
• Powers v. Ohio
  Supreme Court· 1991-04-01· cited 2,917×
• Bordenkircher v. Hayes
  Supreme Court· 1978-03-06· cited 2,683×
• Holloway v. Arkansas
  Supreme Court· 1978-04-03· cited 2,478×
• Zant v. Stephens
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-22· cited 2,410×
• Enmund v. Florida
  Supreme Court· 1982-07-02· cited 2,349×
• Jurek v. Texas
  Supreme Court· 1976-07-02· cited 2,034×
• Lewis v. Jeffers
  Supreme Court· 1990-08-30· cited 1,972×
• Weatherford v. Bursey
  Supreme Court· 1977-02-22· cited 1,807×
• Oyler v. Boles
  Supreme Court· 1962-02-19· cited 1,736×
• Godfrey v. Georgia
  Supreme Court· 1980-05-19· cited 1,672×
• Tison v. Arizona
  Supreme Court· 1987-04-21· cited 1,617×