Opinion ID: 1704807
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: flowers was denied his fundamental right to a fair trial by the cumulative effect of the matters addressed above.

Text: ¶ 81. In his final assignment of error Flowers urges this Court to reverse his conviction and sentence based upon the cumulative impact of the errors at his trial. The State cites to Foster, where this Court held that the defendant did not provide a listing of near errors and the Court was left to create a list and found none. Foster v. State, 639 So.2d 1263 (Miss.1994). Finding no errors individually, there were none cumulatively. Id. The State further argues that even if some errors were found by this Court, this Court must consider the errors as a whole and the result must be a denial of a fair trial in order for there to be a reversal. (citing Williams v. State, 445 So.2d 798, 810 (Miss.1984)). ¶ 82. Our case law allows an accumulation of otherwise harmless error to result in reversal. See Jenkins v. State, 607 So.2d 1171, 1183-84 (Miss.1992); Griffin v. State, 557 So.2d 542, 552-53 (Miss. 1990). See also United States v. Garza, 608 F.2d 659, 665 (5th Cir.1979). ¶ 83. This Court has reviewed this case with heightened scrutiny, and the errors, as cited previously, any one of which standing alone is sufficient to warrant reversal, nevertheless, when considered together, have such a cumulative effect as to require reversal. The cumulative effect of all of these errors is obviously the most substantial reason for this Court's reversal of this case. We therefore find merit to Flowers's argument on accumulation of error.