Hill v. State

3 Citing cases

  1. Moise v. State

    159 So. 3d 1205 (Miss. Ct. App. 2015)   Cited 2 times
    In Moise v. State, 159 So.3d 1205, 1208–09 (¶¶ 7–14) (Miss. Ct. App. 2015), the Court of Appeals considered a nearly identical refused instruction.

    Williams v. State, 122 So.3d 105, 108 (¶ 15) (Miss.Ct.App.2013) (citation omitted) (citing Croft v. State, 992 So.2d 1151, 1157 (¶ 24) (Miss.2008)). This Court reviews the denial of motions for a directed verdict and a JNOV de novo. Hill v. State, 17 So.3d 1092, 1098 (¶ 20) (Miss.Ct.App.2009). “[R]eversal is warranted only if ‘after viewing all the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, one or more of the elements of the charged offense is such that reasonable and fair-minded jurors could only find the accused not guilty.’ ” Williams, 122 So.3d at 108 (¶ 15).

  2. Moise v. State

    NO. 2013-KA-01597-COA (Miss. Ct. App. Aug. 23, 2013)

    2008)). This Court reviews the denial of motions for a directed verdict and a JNOV de novo. Hill v. State, 17 So. 3d 1092, 1098 (¶20) (Miss. Ct. App. 2009). "[R]eversal is warranted only if 'after viewing all the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, one or more of the elements of the charged offense is such that reasonable and fair-minded jurors could only find the accused not guilty."

  3. McInnis v. State

    2008 KA 1576 (Miss. Ct. App. 2010)   Cited 3 times

    If the State has failed to prove any one or more of the above elements beyond a reasonable doubt, then you shall find the defendant, Johnny L. McInnis, not guilty in Count I of Burglary of a Dwelling House. In Hill v. State, 17 So.3d 1092, 1097 (¶ 17) (Miss.Ct.App. 2009), the trial court denied Hill's two-theory instruction because the jury had been properly informed as to the applicable law through other instructions. In this case, as in Hill, a similar instruction, jury instruction S-1, was offered by the State and given by the trial court.