Batiste v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2013
Citation profile
46
cited by 46 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
3
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
45 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Clemons v. Mississippi · United States v. Eichman · Shell v. Mississippi · 451 So. 2d 743 - Neal v. State · 454 So. 2d 468 - Stringer v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[O]n or about the 23rd day of November, 2008, ... willfully, feloniously, without authority of law[, 3 ] with or without the design to effect death, did kill Rebecca Ann McLain Pruitt, a human being, said killing occurring at a time when Ricky Joseph Gavin, Jr. and Kenya Ev-ette Davis, each in conjunction with the other, were engaged in the commission of the crime of Robbery, as set forth and described by Section 97-3-73[ 4 ] ... in that Ricky Joseph Gavin, Jr. and Kenya Evette Davis, each in conjunction with the other, did then and there willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously ... take the personal property of Rebecca Ann McLain Pruitt, from the person and presence of Rebecca Ann McLain Pruitt, against her will, by violence and/or threats of violence to her person at 419 West 15th Street, Laurel, MS, with the intent to steal and/or rob therein, and all in violation of [Section] 97 — 3—19(2)(e)[,][ 5 ] ... said act constituting the crime of Capital Murder, and contrary to the form of the statute, in violation of [Section] 97-3-19-(2)(e), and against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“The Court instructs the Jury that a killing occurring while engaged in the commission of a kidnapping includes the actions of the defendant leading up to the kidnapping, the occurrence of the kidnapping, and the aftermath of the kidnapping.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“Mississippi follows the one-continuous-transaction rule for determining whether the evidence establishes the requisite nexus between the killing and the underlying felony to constitute capital murder.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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