956 So. 2d 358 - Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[t]he clear language of section 97-1-3, as well as the holdings of both this Court and the Mississippi Supreme Court interpreting and applying that provision, provide[s] sufficient notice to felony defendants that although they may be indicted as a principal, a jury instruction based on accomplice liability is proper, provided that 'the evidence presented supports the instruction given.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Joel Jones v. State of Mississippi

2. “that the trial judge erred by [giv]ing a jury instruction which ... enlarged his liability by allowing the jury to convict him of capital murder even if the jury did not believe that Johnson was the actual triggerman.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Joel Jones v. State of Mississippi

3. “neither the indictment, which charged [him] as a principal, nor the State's theory of liability during its case-in-chief gave him notice that he may be found guilty based on an accomplice theory of guilt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Joel Jones v. State of Mississippi