Thompson v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 617 So. 2d 634 - Hatcher v. Fleeman · Wilbourn v. Hobson · 443 So. 2d 1191 - Noxubee County Democratic E. Com. v. Russell · 441 So. 2d 1322 - Riley v. Clayton · 608 So. 2d 1351 - Stringer v. Lucas
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he fact that the general election ... took place is both 'common knowledge in the jurisdiction of the trial court' and 'capable of accurate and ready determination.' " Thompson v. Jones , 17 So.3d 524 , 528 (Miss. 2008) (quoting Miss. R. Evid. 201 ). "Furthermore, the fact that there was a general election and the results of that election can be accurately and readily determined by the certified election results located on the Secretary of State's website.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The phrase 'special election' is clearly intended to mean a special election in the usual sense of that term, [sic] and not a party primary. Nor does this statute contemplate a party primary after the general election ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“trial judge sitting without a jury for manifest error, including whether the findings were the product of prejudice, bias, or fraud, or manifestly against the weight of the credible evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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