The circuit court of the county in which an illegitimate child is born shall have jurisdiction of any action brought under section 97-29-11, Mississippi Code of 1972. No male person shall be convicted solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the female person giving birth to the child.
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