Opinion ID: 1846796
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Heading Rank: 13

Heading: whether gibson was denied a fair trial due to the effect of cumulative errors made at trial?

Text: ¶ 30. Gibson finally invokes the cumulative error doctrine in asserting that his conviction should be reversed. Because he did not present this argument in the trial court, this issue may not be raised on appeal. Howard v. State, 507 So.2d 58, 63 (Miss.1987). This Court has held that [a] trial judge cannot be put in error on a matter which was not presented to him for decision. Howard, 507 So.2d at 63. ¶ 31. Notwithstanding the procedural bar, this Court will discuss this issue on its merits. Gibson claims that cumulative individual errors operated to deprive him of a fundamentally fair trial. This Court has held that individual errors, not reversible in themselves, may combine with other errors to make up reversible error. Hansen v. State, 592 So.2d 114, 142 (Miss.1991); Griffin v. State, 557 So.2d 542, 553 (Miss.1990). The question under these and other cases is whether the cumulative effect of all errors committed during the trial deprived the defendant of a fundamentally fair and impartial trial. Where there is no reversible error in any part, ... there is no reversible error to the whole. McFee v. State, 511 So.2d 130, 136 (Miss.1987). We have examined each one of Gibson's complaints and hold the cumulative effect of all alleged errors was not such as to deny the defendant a fundamentally fair trial. See Miss. R. Evid. 103(a); Williams v. State, 595 So.2d 1299, 1310 (Miss.1992). In fact, we have determined that all five of Gibson's assignments of error lack merit. Therefore, this Court further concludes that the cumulative effect of these alleged errors do not merit reversal of Gibson's guilt.