Howell 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 fact that a witness changes his testimony after the trial does not necessarily entitle the petitioner to a new trial.”
• “The fact that a witness changes his testimony after the trial does not necessarily entitle the petitioner to a new trial.”
• “As a general rule, recanted testimony is exceedingly unreliable, and is regarded with suspicion; and it is the right and duty of the court to deny a new trial where it is not satisfied that such testimony is true.”

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Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Cherry v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2010-01-05· cited 22×
• Marlon Latodd Howell v. State of Mississippi
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2014-10-09· cited 21×
• Kelvin D. Ashford v. State of Mississippi
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2017-06-08· cited 19×
• Brandon v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2013-02-05· cited 12×
• Minor v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-06-07· cited 9×
• Esco v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-06-12· cited 8×
• Muise v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2008-12-16· cited 7×
• Nathaniel Cooper v. State of Mississippi
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2016-08-16· cited 6×
• Timothy B. Sharp v. State of Mississippi
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-12-16· cited 5×
• Evans v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2011-06-14· cited 4×
• Rustin v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-05-13· cited 4×
• Woods v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-02-25· cited 3×
• Tard v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2013-02-12· cited 2×
• Charlie Ricardo Grant v. State of Mississippi
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2016-03-15· cited 1×
• Pruitt v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-01-17· cited 1×
• Antonio Hall a/k/a Antonio Kentrell Hall v. State of Mississippi;
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2019-12-17
• Tasha Mercedez Shelby a/k/a Tasha Shelby v. State of Mississippi
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2020-08-04
• Detrius Roberson v. State of Mississippi
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2022-06-28
• Tameshia Shelton a/k/a Tamesha Shelton a/k/a Mikey v. State of Mississippi
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2025-12-09

Cites

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

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Brady v. Maryland
  Supreme Court· 1963-05-13· cited 33,902×
• Neil v. Biggers
  Supreme Court· 1972-12-06· cited 7,056×
• Kyles v. Whitley
  Supreme Court· 1995-04-19· cited 6,003×
• Napue v. Illinois
  Supreme Court· 1959-06-15· cited 4,234×
• Beck v. Alabama
  Supreme Court· 1980-06-20· cited 2,209×
• Illinois v. Perkins
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-04· cited 906×
• Stringer v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1984-08-15· cited 648×
• Byrom v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-10-16· cited 320×
• Jackson v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-12-05· cited 290×
• Youngblood v. West Virginia
  Supreme Court· 2006-06-19· cited 288×
• Howell v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-10-23· cited 267×
• Mohr v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-08-07· cited 256×
• Foster v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-05-16· cited 230×
• Goodin v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2001-05-17· cited 178×
• Cabello v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-04-06· cited 175×
• Green v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1994-01-20· cited 131×
• Tate v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2005-03-24· cited 124×
• Wiley v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-06-03· cited 106×
• Russell v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-06-19· cited 99×