Anderson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““(1) the defendant killed the victim; (2) without authority of law; and (3) with deliberate design to effect his death.” Brown v. State, 965 So.2d 1023, 1030 (¶ 27) (Miss.2007) (citation omitted). “Deliberate design to kill a person may be formed very quickly, and perhaps only moments before the act of consummating the intent.” Id. at (¶ 28) (citation omitted). “[A]n inference of intent to kill is raised through the intentional use of any instrument which, based on its manner of use, is calculated to produce death or serious bodily injury.” Jones v. State, 710 So.2d 870, 878 (¶ 35) (Miss.1998) (citation omitted). In addition, Mississippi courts recognize that “shooting a victim with a gun constitute[s] deliberate-design murder.” Brown, 965 So.2d at 1030 (¶ 28) (citation omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. James John Rodgers v. State of Mississippi

2. “[t]he standard of review for prosecutorial misconduct has been clearly established by the Mississippi Supreme Court as follows: Where prosecutorial misconduct endangers the fairness of a trial and the impartial administration of justice, reversal must follow.” This Court has also”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 186 So. 3d 881 - Shannon Rayner v. State of Mississippi

3. “[w]here prosecutorial misconduct endangers the fairness of a trial and the impartial administration of justice, reversal must follow.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Michael Ray Fontaine v. State of Mississippi