When a defendant is acquitted on the merits of his case, and not on any ground stated in Section 99-11-29 such acquittal shall be a bar to any subsequent accusation for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the record, or in the form or substance of the indictment upon which such acquittal was had.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 11 - Jurisdiction and Venue
§ 99-11-1. Jurisdiction of crimes generally
§ 99-11-5. Extent of criminal jurisdiction of State of Mississippi
§ 99-11-7. Concurrent jurisdiction with Arkansas
§ 99-11-9. Jurisdiction of paternity proceedings
§ 99-11-15. Offenses commenced out of and consummated in state
§ 99-11-17. Offenses commenced in and consummated out of state
§ 99-11-19. Offenses committed partly in one county and partly in another
§ 99-11-21. Occurrence in one jurisdiction causing death in another
§ 99-11-23. Stolen property carried into state or carried from one county to another
§ 99-11-27. Former acquittal or conviction in another jurisdiction
§ 99-11-29. Acquittal for variance between indictment and proof or on exception to form