Reddix v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that it is fundamental error to improperly instruct the jury with regard to the essential elements of the crime
• stating that it is fundamental error to improperly instruct the jury with regard to the essential elements of the crime
• reversing where \the jury could not have acquitted Reddix based upon self defense because it was not informed of any law permitting them to do so\
• reversing where “the jury could not have acquitted Reddix based upon self defense because it was not informed of any law permitting them to do so”
• “Because it is the State’s duty to prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, the State also has a duty to make sure the jury is properly instructed with regard to the essential elements of the crime.”
• “Because it is the State’s duty to prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, the State also has a duty to make sure the jury is properly instructed with regard to the essential elements of the crime.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Sheppard v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2000-11-22· cited 150×
• Montana v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2002-07-25· cited 115×
• Harris v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-12-31· cited 111×
• Russell v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-06-19· cited 99×
• Banyard v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-09-16· cited 46×
• Brown v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-07-22· cited 41×
• McCune v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2008-07-17· cited 39×
• Williams v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2001-10-31· cited 36×
• Maye v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-12-02· cited 28×
• Moore v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2008-12-11· cited 21×
• Boyd v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-09-23· cited 21×
• Williams v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2003-11-04· cited 16×
• Johnson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 1999-10-12· cited 14×
• Brown v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2006-07-25· cited 13×
• State of Maine v. Daniel C. Baker
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2015-04-09· cited 13×
• Crook v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-04-10· cited 12×
• McTiller v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2013-05-28· cited 11×
• Davis v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2005-08-23· cited 10×
• McINTOSH v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 1999-09-21· cited 10×
• Johnson v. State
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2017-11-21· cited 10×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Screws v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1945-05-07· cited 2,023×
• Clemons v. Mississippi
  Supreme Court· 1990-04-17· cited 1,318×
• Neal v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1984-05-23· cited 666×
• Mease v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1989-02-01· cited 318×
• Hunter v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-12-05· cited 307×
• Clemons v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-11-30· cited 235×
• Collins v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-01-30· cited 191×
• Harper v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-10-16· cited 182×
• Neal v. Mississippi
  Supreme Court· 1984-12-10· cited 93×
• Collins v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-02-05· cited 81×
• Robinson v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-05-18· cited 72×
• Flowers v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-07-10· cited 54×
• Henderson v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1995-08-17· cited 39×
• Thomas v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1973-05-29· cited 36×
• Love v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-12-14· cited 28×