Mississippi Supreme Court· 4/26/2007

Ross v. State

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954 So. 2d 968
2007 WL 1218023

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holding \failure to object to the prosecution's statements in closing argument constitutes a procedural bar\
finding that failure to follow Rule 9.04(1) prejudiced the defendant because the excluded evidence pertained to the credibility of a witness whose testimony was the only direct evidence linking the defendant to the crime
affirming that “it is the obligation of the trial court to insure that the jury impaneled in a case can render an impartial judgment” (citing Puckett v. State, 737 So. 2d 322, 332 (Miss. 1999))
motion in limine to prevent defendant’s family from testifying about impact death sentence would have properly granted
“Rule 401 is construed broadly in favor of admitting evidence with even slight probative value.”
“The use of the underlying felony as an aggravator was not error.”

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