Spears v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• finding reversible error where lab technicians were not offered as witnesses when testimony of doctor relied on lab technician report
• case, pre-dating current rules of evidence, holding that testimony regarding lab report not personally conducted denies confrontation right
• reversible error where doctor's testimony relied on lab report and technicians who prepared report were not offered as witnesses

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
  Supreme Court· 2009-06-25· cited 2,882×
• Gossett v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1995-08-17· cited 182×
• Ormond v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-04-15· cited 162×
• Hubbard v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-09-14· cited 75×
• Hickox by and Through Hickox v. Holleman
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-01-21· cited 73×
• Gilleylen v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1971-12-13· cited 32×
• United States v. James Stanley Bentley
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-08-02· cited 28×
• Zoerner v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1998-06-18· cited 21×
• Kelly v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1973-05-29· cited 16×
• Spears v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1973-05-21· cited 13×
• Magnolia Hospital v. Moore
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1975-08-18· cited 13×
• Butler v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1971-03-15· cited 9×
• Lea Spears v. Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial District, Warren County, State of Mississippi
  Fifth Circuit· 1975-08-11· cited 8×
• Flowers v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1971-02-01· cited 8×
• Clark v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1982-02-17· cited 6×
• Sisk v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1972-04-03· cited 6×
• Ross v. Miller
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-12-07· cited 3×
• Williams v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-11-09· cited 2×
• Knighton v. Knighton
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1971-11-01· cited 1×
• Ronald A. Zoerner v. State of Mississippi
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1996-03-14

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• City of Laurel v. Upton
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1965-05-31· cited 30×
• Dennis v. Prisock
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1969-03-24· cited 23×
• Wild v. Bass
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1965-04-05· cited 17×
• City of Bay St. Louis v. Johnston
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1969-04-14· cited 7×
• Hill v. Stewart
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1968-04-29· cited 6×
• Grenada Cotton Compress Co. v. Atkinson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1908-10-15· cited 6×