The county prosecuting attorney shall not represent or defend any person in any criminal prosecution in the name of the state, county or municipality of the county, nor shall he give any advice against the state, his county or in a criminal case against a municipality of his county, and shall not represent any person in any case against the state, his county, or in a criminal case arising in a municipal court of his county. Nothing herein shall prohibit any county prosecuting attorney from defending any person in any criminal prosecution in any county not within the circuit court district of such county prosecuting attorney.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 19 - Counties and County Officers
§ 19-23-1. County prosecuting attorney
§ 19-23-3. Election to establish or abolish office of county prosecuting attorney
§ 19-23-5. Supervisors may reestablish office
§ 19-23-7. Governor to make appointment to reestablished office
§ 19-23-13. County prosecuting attorney not to defend criminal cases in county
§ 19-23-15. County prosecuting attorney may be attorney for supervisors
§ 19-23-17. Justice court judges to arrange dates of courts with county prosecuting attorney
§ 19-23-19. Secretarial assistance
§ 19-23-21. Appointment of assistant county attorney in certain counties