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MS Code § 99-15-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|In General|§ 99-15-53. Prosecutions not compromised or nol prossed without consent of court, or dismissed, except at defendant's cost

 A district attorney, or other prosecuting attorney, shall not compromise any cause or enter a nolle prosequi either before or after indictment found, without the consent of the court; and, except as provided in the last preceding section, it shall not be lawful for any court to dismiss a criminal prosecution at the cost of the defendant, but every cause must be tried unless dismissed by consent of the court.
MS Code § 99-15-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|In General|§ 99-15-55. Trial where it appears that accused is only guilty of misdemeanor

 If, on the examination into the case of any person brought before a conservator of the peace other than a justice of the peace, on a charge of felony, it shall clearly appear that a felony has not been committed, but that the accused is guilty of a misdemeanor of which a justice of the peace has jurisdiction, the conservator of the peace shall require the accused to be carried before the proper justice of the peace for trial. If the conservator of the peace in such case be a justice of the peace, having territorial jurisdiction of the offense he shall convict the offender and punish him accordingly, but such conviction shall not bar a subsequent prosecution for felony in the same matter.
MS Code § 99-15-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|In General|§ 99-15-57. Relief for certain persons who pled guilty within six months prior to March 31, 1983

  Any person who pled guilty within six (6) months prior to March 31, 1983, and who would have otherwise been eligible for the relief allowed in Section 99-15-26, may apply to the court in which such person was sentenced for an order to expunge from all official public records all recordation relating to his arrest, indictment, trial, finding of guilty and sentence. If the court determines, after hearing, that such person has satisfactorily served his sentence or period of probation and parole, pled guilty within six (6) months prior to March 31, 1983, and would have otherwise been eligible for the relief allowed in Section 99-15-26, it may enter such order. The effect of such order shall be to restore such person, in the contemplation of the law, to the status he occupied before such arrest or indictment. No person as to whom such order has been entered shall be held thereafter under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of his failures to recite or acknowledge such arrest, or indictment or trial in response to any inquiry made of him for any purpose.   Upon petition therefor, the court shall expunge the record of any case in which an arrest was made, the person arrested was released and the case was dismissed or the charges were dropped, there was no disposition of such case, or the person was found not guilty at trial.
MS Code § 99-15-59 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|In General|§ 99-15-59. Expunction of misdemeanor charges

 Any person who is arrested, issued a citation, or held for any misdemeanor and not formally charged or prosecuted with an offense within twelve (12) months of arrest, or upon dismissal of the charge, may apply to the court with jurisdiction over the matter for the charges to be expunged.
MS Code § 99-15-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-101. Citation of Sections 99-15-101 through 99-15-127

 Sections 99-15-101 through 99-15-127 shall be known and may be cited as the "Pretrial Intervention Act."
MS Code § 99-15-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-103. Definitions

 For purposes of Sections 99-15-101 through 99-15-127, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require:   "Prosecutorial discretion" means the power of the district attorney to consider all circumstances of criminal proceedings and to determine whether any legal action is to be taken and, if so taken, of what kind and degree and to what conclusion.   "Noncriminal disposition" means the dismissal of a criminal charge without prejudice to the state to reinstate criminal proceedings on motion of the district attorney.
MS Code § 99-15-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-105. Establishment of pretrial intervention program; role of district attorney; application

  Each district attorney, with the consent of a circuit court judge of his district, shall have the prosecutorial discretion as defined herein and may as a matter of such prosecutorial discretion establish a pretrial intervention program in the circuit court districts.   A pretrial intervention program shall be under the direct supervision and control of the district attorney.   An offender must make application to an intervention program within the time prescribed by the district attorney.
MS Code § 99-15-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-107. Ineligibility for intervention

 A person shall not be considered for intervention if he or she has been charged with any crime of violence pursuant to Section 97-3-2. A person shall not be eligible for acceptance into the intervention program provided by Sections 99-15-101 through 99-15-127 if such person has been charged with an offense pertaining to trafficking in a controlled substance, as provided in Section 41-29-139(f).
MS Code § 99-15-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-109. Conditions when intervention is appropriate

  Intervention shall be appropriate only when:   The offender is eighteen (18) years of age or older;   There is substantial likelihood that justice will be served if the offender is placed in an intervention program;   It is determined that the needs of the offender and the state can better be met outside the traditional criminal justice process;   It is apparent that the offender poses no threat to the community;   It appears that the offender is unlikely to be involved in further criminal activity;   The offender, in those cases where it is required, is likely to respond quickly to rehabilitative treatment;   The offender has no significant history of prior delinquency or criminal activity;   The offender has been indicted and is represented by an attorney; and   The court has determined that the office of district attorney or the department of corrections has sufficient support staff to administer such intervention program.     When jurisdiction in a case involving a child is acquired by the circuit court pursuant to a transfer from the youth court, the provision of subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not be applicable.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in all criminal cases wherein an offender has been held in contempt of court for failure to pay fines or restitution, the offender may be placed in pretrial intervention for the purpose of collecting unpaid restitution and fines regardless of any prior criminal conviction, whether felony or misdemeanor.
MS Code § 99-15-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-111. Information required from offender prior to admittance into program

 Prior to admittance of an offender into an intervention program, the district attorney may require the offender to furnish information concerning the offender's past criminal record, education and work record, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment or care received, psychological tests taken and other information which, in the district attorney's opinion, bears on the decision as to whether the offender should be admitted.
MS Code § 99-15-113 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-113. Recommendations of victim and law enforcement agency as to offender's admittance into program

 Prior to any person's admittance to a pretrial intervention program the victim, if any, of the crime for which the applicant is charged and the law enforcement agency employing the arresting officer shall be asked to comment in writing as to whether or not the applicant should be allowed to enter an intervention program. In each case involving admission to an intervention program, the district attorney and a circuit court judge of his district shall consider the recommendations of the law enforcement agency and the victim, if any, in making a decision.
MS Code § 99-15-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-115. Waiver and agreements required of offender who enters program

 An offender who enters an intervention program shall:   Waive, in writing and contingent upon his successful completion of the program, his or her right to a speedy trial;   Agree, in writing, to the tolling while in the program of all periods of limitation established by statutes or rules of court;   Agree, in writing, to the conditions of the intervention program established by the district attorney which shall not require or include a guilty plea;   In the event there is a victim of the crime, agree, in writing, to make restitution to the victim within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined by the district attorney and approved by the court; and   Agree, in writing, to waive extradition.
MS Code § 99-15-117 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-117. Agreement between district attorney and offender outlining terms of program; approval by court

 In any case in which an offender agrees to an intervention program, a specific agreement shall be made between the district attorney and the offender. This agreement shall include the terms of the intervention program, the length of the program, which shall not exceed three (3) years, and a section therein stating the period of time after which the prosecutor will either dismiss the charge or seek a conviction based upon that charge. The agreement shall be signed by the offender and his or her counsel and filed in the district attorney's office. Before an offender is admitted to an intervention program, the court having jurisdiction of the charge must approve of the offender's admission to the program and the terms of the agreement.
MS Code § 99-15-119 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-119. Written reports retained for all offenders accepted into program; information furnished to Mississippi Justice Information Center

 In all cases where an offender is accepted for intervention a written report shall be made and retained on file in the district attorney's office, regardless of whether or not the offender successfully completes the intervention program. The district attorney shall furnish to the Mississippi Justice Information Center personal identification information on each person accepted for intervention. This information shall only be released by the Mississippi Justice Information Center in those cases where a district attorney inquires as to whether a person has previously been accepted into an intervention program.
MS Code § 99-15-121 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-121. Restitution required prior to completion of program

 Prior to the completion of the pretrial intervention program the offender shall make restitution, as determined by the district attorney and approved by the court, to the victim, if any, and shall pay any expenses to the administrator of this program which are incurred as a result of his participation in the program. The amount of such expenses shall be determined by the district attorney and made part of the initial agreement between the district attorney and the offender.
MS Code § 99-15-123 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-123. Disposition of charges upon successful completion of program; violation of program agreement by offender; expunction of record

  In the event an offender successfully completes a pretrial intervention program, the court shall make a noncriminal disposition of the charge or charges pending against the offender.   In the event the offender violates the conditions of the program agreement: (a) the district attorney may terminate the offender's participation in the program, (b) the waiver executed pursuant to Section 99-15-115 shall be void on the date the offender is removed from the program for the violation, and (c) the prosecution of pending criminal charges against the offender shall be resumed by the district attorney.   Upon petition therefor, the court shall expunge the record of any case in which an arrest was made, the person arrested was released and the case was dismissed or the charges were dropped or there was no disposition of such case.
MS Code § 99-15-125 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-125. Law enforcement officer precluded from referring to program as inducement to any statement, confession or waiver by offender; exception

 No law enforcement officer shall refer to, mention and/or offer participation in this program as an inducement to any statement, confession or waiver of any constitutional rights of any person accused of a crime except those enumerated in Section 99-15-115.
MS Code § 99-15-127 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 15 - Pretrial Proceedings|Pretrial Intervention Program|§ 99-15-127. Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections to support program

 The Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections, is directed to support Sections 99-15-101 through 99-15-127 to the extent that field support personnel are available in circuit court districts, and the Commissioner of Corrections shall certify to the court that the Division of Community Corrections has sufficient field parole officers to supervise and oversee those individuals who may be placed in this program by the court.
MS Code § 99-19-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-1. Change of law not to affect prosecution or punishment of crime committed prior to change

 No statutory change of any law affecting a crime or its punishment or the collection of a penalty shall affect or defeat the prosecution of any crime committed prior to its enactment, or the collection of any penalty, whether such prosecution be instituted before or after such enactment; and all laws defining a crime or prescribing its punishment, or for the imposition of penalties, shall be continued in operation for the purpose of providing punishment for crimes committed under them, and for collection of such penalties, notwithstanding amendatory or repealing statutes, unless otherwise specially provided in such statutes.
MS Code § 99-19-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-5. Findings of jury

  On an indictment for any offense the jury may find the defendant guilty of the offense as charged, or of any attempt to commit the same offense, or may find him guilty of an inferior offense, or other offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in the offense with which he is charged in the indictment, whether the same be a felony or misdemeanor, without any additional count in the indictment for that purpose.   For purposes of this section, manslaughter shall be considered a lesser included offense of murder and capital murder, and the jury may be properly instructed thereon, upon request by either party or upon the court's own motion, in any case in which the giving of such instruction would be justified by the proof, consistent with the wording of the applicable manslaughter statute.
MS Code § 99-19-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-7. Verdict as to some, disagreement as to other defendants

 On the trial of two or more persons jointly indicted, the jury may render a verdict of guilty or not guilty as to some and disagree and be discharged as to others, without a verdict, if they cannot agree as to all; and the case of those as to whom a verdict was not found shall stand as if it had not been submitted to a jury, and shall be tried accordingly before another jury.
MS Code § 99-19-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-9. No special form of verdict required

 No special form of verdict is required, and where there has been a substantial compliance with the requirements of the law in rendering a verdict, a judgment shall not be arrested or reversed for mere want of form therein.
MS Code § 99-19-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-11. Verdict may be reformed at the bar if informal or defective

 If the verdict is informal or defective the court may direct it to be reformed at the bar.
MS Code § 99-19-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-13. Mississippi Sentencing Disparity Task Force; purpose; composition

  There is created theMississippi Sentencing Disparity Task Force. The purpose of the taskforce is to study and report the existence of possible disparity insentencing for crimes as documented by the Mississippi Departmentof Corrections in order to promote the interest of uniform justicethroughout the State of Mississippi.   The Mississippi SentencingDisparity Task Force shall be composed of the following fourteen (14)members, who shall serve for two-year terms:   Two (2) members of theMississippi House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker ofthe House;   Two (2) members of theMississippi State Senate, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor;   Two (2) members appointedby the Governor;   The Commissioner of theMississippi Department of Corrections, or a designee;   The Attorney Generalof the State of Mississippi, or his or her designee;   The director of a faith-basedorganization involved in re-entry programs, or a designee appointedby the Lieutenant Governor;   The Chief Justice of the Mississippi SupremeCourt, or a designee;   The Chairman of the Parole Board, or adesignee;   A person who is a former offender appointedby the Chairman of the Parole Board;   The President of the Mississippi ProsecutorsAssociation, or a designee; and   A sentencing circuit or county court judge,or a designee to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the MississippiSupreme Court.     The Chief Justice of the Mississippi SupremeCourt shall call the first meeting of the task force. The task forceshall hold its first meeting no later than thirty (30) days after July 1, 2018. At its first meeting, the task forceshall elect a chairman and vice chairman from its membership and adoptrules for transacting its business and keeping records. The chairmanand vice chairman shall serve one-year terms or until such time asa successor is elected.
MS Code § 99-19-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-15. Sentence; felon under age sixteen

 When the court shall be satisfied that a person who has been found guilty of a felony not capital is not more than sixteen, the punishment imposed may, in the discretion of the court, be imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, instead of imprisonment in the penitentiary.
MS Code § 99-19-18 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-18. Mandatory minimum sentence for embezzlement or other unlawful conversion of public funds

 When any person is convicted of a felony or felonies in which public funds in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more were unlawfully taken, obtained or misappropriated, the sentence imposed by the court shall include a minimum term of imprisonment of one (1) year in the custody of the Department of Corrections. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, such mandatory minimum term shall not be reduced or suspended nor shall such person be eligible for probation or parole before the expiration of one (1) year of incarceration.
MS Code § 99-19-20 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 99 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|In General|§ 99-19-20. Sentence; imposition of fine; payment; imprisonment for nonpayment; indigent defendants

  Except as otherwise provided under Section 99-19-20.1, when any court sentences a defendant to pay a fine, the court may order (a) that the fine be paid immediately, or (b) that the fine be paid in installments to the clerk of the court or to the judge, if there be no clerk, or (c) that payment of the fine be a condition of probation, or (d) that the defendant be required to work on public property for public benefit under the direction of the sheriff for a specific number of hours, or (e) any combination of the above.   Except as otherwise provided under Section 99-19-20.1, the defendant may be imprisoned until the fine is paid if the defendant is financially able to pay a fine and the court so finds, subject to the limitations provided under this section. The defendant shall not be imprisoned if the defendant is financially unable to pay a fine and so states to the court in writing, under oath, after sentence is pronounced, and the court so finds, except if the defendant is financially unable to pay a fine and such defendant failed or refused to comply with a prior sentence as specified in subsection (1) of this section, the defendant may be imprisoned.  This subsection shall be limited as follows:    In no event shall such period of imprisonment exceed one (1) day for each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the fine.   If a sentence of imprisonment, as well as a fine, were imposed, the aggregate of such term for nonpayment of a fine and the original sentence of imprisonment shall not exceed the maximum authorized term of imprisonment.   It shall be in the discretion of the judge to determine the rate of the credit to be earned for work performed under subsection (1)(d), but the rate shall be no lower than the rate of the highest current federal minimum wage.     Periods of confinement imposed for nonpayment of two (2) or more fines shall run consecutively unless specified by the court to run concurrently.