Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Brister v. State 143 Miss. 689 1926 1 Mississippi
Harris v. State 155 Miss. 398 1929 1 Mississippi
Myers v. State 158 Miss. 554 1930 1 Mississippi
Owen v. State 159 Miss. 588 1931 1 Mississippi
Perkins v. State 160 Miss. 720 1931 1 Mississippi
Gipson v. State 162 Miss. 480 1932 1 Mississippi
Whittaker v. State 169 Miss. 517 1932 1 Mississippi
Brooks v. State 178 Miss. 575 1937 1 Mississippi
Gross v. State 191 Miss. 383 1941 1 Mississippi
Watts v. State 210 Miss. 236 1950 1 Mississippi
Gilmore v. State 225 Miss. 173 1955 1 Mississippi
Freeman v. State 228 Miss. 687 1956 1 Mississippi
Dooley v. State 238 Miss. 16 1960 1 Mississippi
King v. State 251 Miss. 161 1964 1 Mississippi
Elliott v. State 183 So. 2d 805 1966 1 Mississippi
Bennett v. State 197 So. 2d 886 1967 1 Mississippi
Boyles v. State 223 So. 2d 651 1969 1 Mississippi
Gilleylen v. State 255 So. 2d 661 1971 1 Mississippi
Biddy v. State 277 So. 2d 115 1973 1 Mississippi
W. T. Raleigh Co. v. Barnes 143 Miss. 597 1926 1 Mississippi