Smith v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that a limiting instruction is required where evidence of a prior conviction is admitted over objection
• finding that while evidence of a prior incident was admissible on the question of intent, it was insufficient standing alone to support conviction beyond a reasonable doubt
• holding in drug possession case that evidence of past drug sales alone is \an insufficient evidentiary basis for the conclusion that present possession is with the intent to distribute\
• stating evidence of prior drug sales is admissible to prove intent when accompanied by a limiting instruction
• stating evidence of prior drug sales is admissible to prove intent when accompanied by a limiting instruction under 403
• concerning sua sponte limiting/cautionary instruction in a case involving possession with intent to distribute drugs

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Puckett v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-03-25· cited 271×
• Rubenstein v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-08-10· cited 256×
• Brown v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2004-09-02· cited 212×
• Flowers v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-04-03· cited 164×
• Tate v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2005-03-24· cited 124×
• Kolberg v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2002-08-29· cited 115×
• Holland v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1995-06-08· cited 112×
• Harris v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-12-31· cited 111×
• Jones v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-02-02· cited 98×
• King v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-09-18· cited 95×
• Powell v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2001-10-18· cited 87×
• Swington v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1999-06-17· cited 85×
• Bounds v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-02-13· cited 75×
• Rushing v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2005-09-22· cited 63×
• White v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2003-04-10· cited 56×
• Palmer v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2006-10-12· cited 47×
• Gatlin v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-12-10· cited 44×
• McKee v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2001-04-26· cited 42×
• Banks v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-12-08· cited 41×
• Webster v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2000-01-27· cited 40×

Cites

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

• United States v. Reginald James Causey
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-12-17· cited 232×
• Johnston v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-09-19· cited 190×
• Peterson v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-12-16· cited 171×
• Parker v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-08-31· cited 153×
• United States v. Felino Rodriguez
  Sixth Circuit· 1989-08-15· cited 144×
• Shearer v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1982-12-15· cited 117×
• Jenkins v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-04-29· cited 106×
• Hentz v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1989-04-19· cited 94×
• Monk v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-10-12· cited 83×
• Hopson v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1993-09-23· cited 77×
• Lancaster v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-05-29· cited 76×
• United States v. Benjamin A. Davis
  Sixth Circuit· 1994-01-20· cited 66×
• Watts v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1994-02-17· cited 44×
• Robinson v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-11-05· cited 41×
• Stringer v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-02-21· cited 36×
• Bryant v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-02-23· cited 35×
• Page v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1974-05-27· cited 32×
• Jowers v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-01-29· cited 32×
• Smith v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1961-04-10· cited 31×
• United States v. Demasco Ramon Diaz, A/K/A Pipo
  Fifth Circuit· 1978-11-30· cited 28×