Thornton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 5 state decisions

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1. “"The facts being in dispute, it was the duty and responsibility of the jury to decide which witnesses to believe, and how much of each witness's testimony to believe, and what weight should be given to each witness's testimony. In Evans v. State, 159 Miss. 561 , 132 So. 563 (1931), this Court said: `We invite the attention of the bar to the fact that we do not reverse criminal cases where there is a straight issue of fact, or a conflict in the facts; juries are impaneled for the very purpose of passing upon such questions of disputed fact, and we do not intend to invade the province and prerogative of the jury. ' 159 Miss. at 566 , 132 So. at 564 . [Emphasis added]." 313 So.2d at 18 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 339 So. 2d 1378 - Wideman v. State

2. “This Court has long held that to preserve error concerning the admission of evidence at trial there must be contemporaneous objection.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Young v. Herring

3. “Any witness may be examined touching his interest in the cause or his conviction of any crime . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 336 So. 2d 1309 - Bridges v. State