Johnathan Nickson a/k/a Jonathan Nickson v. State of Mississippi
Syllabus
Johnathan Nickson a/k/a Jonathan Nickson v. State of Mississippi Hinds Circuit Court 1st District LC Case : 25CI1:16-cr-00202-JAW-1 Ruling Date: 06/26/2018 Ruling Judge: Jeff Weill, Sr. Majority Opinion: Griffis, J. Disposition: Affirmed in Part Reversed and Rendered in part Remanded. Appellant and Appellee taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Randolph, C.J., Kitchens and King, P.JJ., Coleman, Maxwell, Beam, Chamberlin and Ishee, JJ., Concur.
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- recognizing that a trial court properly excludes speculative evidence
- the trial court could rule on Rule 404(b) evidence based on an offer of proof without an evidentiary hearing
- the trial court could rule on Rule 404(b) evidence based on an offer of proof without an evidentiary hearing
- “The medical diagnosis exception is normally a firmly rooted exception, but this is not true for statements by very young children under the alternative test in Florczak”
- “[I]f A.B.’s testimony negated guilt, the trial court should have subpoenaed A.B.”
- presuming 10 year old had treatment motive
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