Mississippi Supreme Court· 6/10/2004

Scott v. State

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878 So. 2d 933
2004 WL 1277027

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stating that “ ‘mild’ mental retardation is typically used to describe persons with an IQ level of 50-55 to approximately 70”
examining claim that black defendants who kill white victims are 500% more likely to receive the death penalty
defining malingering as \grossly exaggerat-mg or fabricating information” for reasons including \avoiding arrest or evading prosecution and incarceration”
examining claim that black defendants who kill white victims are 500% more likely to receive the death penalty
finding the contemporaneous objection rule applies in death penalty cases and applying a procedurally bar for failure to object to an alleged misstatement of law
overruled on other grounds by Lynch v. State, 951 So.2d 549, 557 (¶ 24) (Miss. 2007)

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