Jackson v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• where the Court stated that the imposition of a sentence upon conviction is a matter within the discretion of the circuit court, subject only to statutory and constitutional limitations.
• in view of the nature of cross-examination, the circuit court was within its discretionary authority in allowing the disputed redirect
• where the Court stated that the imposition of a sentence upon conviction is a matter within the discretion of the circuit court, subject only to statutory and constitutional limitations.
• Evidence was legally sufficient to support jury verdict finding defendant guilty of manslaughter of his wife. Limited scope of review is premised on a candid recognition that the jury system is at best the least imperfect method of determining guilt or innocence.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Bell v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-12-14· cited 275×
• Walker v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-05-27· cited 178×
• De La Beckwith v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-12-22· cited 151×
• State Ex Rel. Moore v. Molpus
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-04-03· cited 148×
• Green v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1994-01-20· cited 131×
• Edwards v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1993-03-18· cited 128×
• Thornhill v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1989-11-22· cited 127×
• Roberson v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-02-26· cited 125×
• Burrell v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1993-02-18· cited 104×
• Murphy v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-08-01· cited 103×
• Wells v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-06-17· cited 101×
• Fisher v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-09-05· cited 89×
• McGowen v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-09-11· cited 86×
• Cotton v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-05-09· cited 74×
• Johnston v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1993-04-22· cited 70×
• Mallett v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-08-19· cited 59×
• Reynolds v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1995-06-29· cited 57×
• Davis v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-09-18· cited 52×
• Cowart v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2015-01-08· cited 52×
• Toliver v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-05-06· cited 49×

Cites

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

• Calder v. Bull
  Supreme Court· 1798-08-17· cited 1,860×
• Hopt v. People of Territory of Utah
  Supreme Court· 1884-03-03· cited 1,005×
• Beazell v. Ohio
  Supreme Court· 1925-11-23· cited 945×
• Neal v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1984-05-23· cited 666×
• Wetz v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-02-25· cited 619×
• May v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1984-11-07· cited 475×
• Groseclose v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-10-12· cited 463×
• Lanier v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-11-02· cited 330×
• Nixon v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-11-25· cited 322×
• Mease v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1989-02-01· cited 318×
• Thompson v. Missouri
  Supreme Court· 1898-05-31· cited 249×
• Johnson v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-09-04· cited 202×
• Fairchild v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1984-11-07· cited 201×
• Harper v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-10-16· cited 182×
• Harveston v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-08-20· cited 164×
• Gray v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-04-23· cited 140×
• Miller v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1987-09-16· cited 122×
• Malone v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-02-26· cited 112×
• State v. Johnson
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1966-11-07· cited 110×
• Jenkins v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-04-29· cited 106×