The acquittal or conviction of a person by a justice of the peace, or a county court on a charge of being guilty of a misdemeanor, shall not be a bar to a prosecution for a felony in the same matter; but thereafter, on indictment for the felony, if the accused be acquitted thereof, he shall not be convicted of the constituent misdemeanor; and, if convicted of the felony, the court may moderate the sentence so as not to punish for the constituent misdemeanor.
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