Pitts v. Mississippi · ¶14

Ultimately, a divided Mississippi Supreme Court rejected Pitts's arguments. The court did not dispute that the trial court failed to make a case-specific finding of necessity. See 405 So. 3d, at 1246. Instead, the court sought to distinguish Coy and Craig on various grounds. 405 So. 3d, at 1248–1252. With those distinctions in hand, the court then proceeded to hold that Mississippi's mandatory statute provided sufficient authority for the screening in this case. Id., at 1254–1255. Unpersuaded, the dissent argued that Coy and Craig controlled this case and that the trial court failed to comply with their terms. 405 So. 3d, at 1255 (King, J., dissenting).

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