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RICHARDSON v. STATE

No. 2012-KA-01158-SCT.

147 So.3d 838 (2014)

Harvill Payne RICHARDSON a/k/a Harvill Richardson a/k/a Harvill Richardson, Sr. a/k/a Harvill P. Richardson v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Crosby , Gulfport, attorney for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Brad Alan Smith and John R. Henry, Jr. , attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. In this murder prosecution, the trial judge ruled in limine that the defendant would not be allowed to support his self-defense claim with evidence of the victim's prior bad acts, including a violent criminal history. Because the defendant's knowledge of this evidence would be highly probative of the reasonableness of his conduct and fear of the victim, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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