Thomas v. State
Citations
- 129 Miss. 332
- 92 So. 225
Syllabus
<p>Criminal Law. Supreme court will not disturb verdict based on competent evidence unless the testimony is unreasonable or highly improbable.</p> <p>This court will not disturb the finding of fact by a jury when based upon convincing competent evidence except in exceedingly rare cases, where the testimony is unreasonable, and so highly improbable as to raise extreme doubt, and become repulsive to the reasoning of an ordinary mind,.</p>
Judges: Holden
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- Edwards v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi· 1999-04-06· cited 21×
- Fleming v. FloydMississippi Supreme Court· 2007-11-29· cited 15×
- Renfro v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 2013-04-11· cited 13×
- Fleming v. FloydCourt of Appeals of Mississippi· 2006-10-03· cited 9×
- David Javarious Jamison Renfro v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court· 2012-04-02
- Warren Jerome Dilworth v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court· 2004-02-27
- Elizabeth M. Fleming v. Brandy M. Thomas FloydMississippi Supreme Court· 2004-12-06
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Mobile & O. R. Co. v. BennettMississippi Supreme Court· 1921-10-15· cited 24×
- Barbee v. ReeseMississippi Supreme Court· 1883-04-15· cited 23×
- McFadden v. BuckleyMississippi Supreme Court· 1910-03-15· cited 4×
- Caston v. TurnerMississippi Supreme Court· 1909-03-15· cited 3×
- Southern Railroad v. ElderMississippi Supreme Court· 1918-10-15· cited 1×
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