Opinion ID: 1649402
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: under the wrongful death statute 11-7-13, does an illegitimate half brother have the right to inherit from his half brother?

Text: ¶ 17. The wrongful death statute provides for illegitimates to inherit, but that right is tied to Miss.Code Ann. § 91-1-15. Stanton asserts that § 91-1-15(3)(d)(i) is unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as it pertains to Da'Shun. However, Stanton did not raise the constitutional issue in the court below. Further, she did not give the required notice of this issue to the State Attorney General in either the trial court or here. See M.R.C.P. 24(d); M.R.A.P. 44. Therefore, we decline to address this issue. See Pickens v. Donaldson, 748 So.2d 684, 691 (Miss.1999)