Erik Wayne Hollie v. State of Mississippi

¶ 56. The result would be no different, whether this Court follows the well-established legal principle of waiver, or if this Court applies a proper plain-error analysis. Either endeavor results in the same outcome-the claimed error was harmless and did not result in a manifest miscarriage of justice. Our goal is to insure that Hollie had a fair trial. Fair trials are measured by a court’s confidence in their outcome. Based on the specific record before us, a manifest miscarriage of justice which prejudiced the outcome cannot be identified. Even if error is shown by the trial court’s failure…