Mississippi Code
Title 99 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 39 - Post-Conviction Proceedings

Article 1 - Mississippi Uniform Post-Conviction Collateral Relief Act

§ 99-39-1. Short title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 99-39-7. Filing motion in trial court; filing motion to proceed in trial court with supreme court - The motion under this article shall be filed as an...

§ 99-39-13. Answer; affirmative defenses - The answer shall respond to all of the allegations of...

§ 99-39-28. Supreme Court to establish rules for post-conviction proceedings in capital cases - If application to proceed in the trial court is granted,...

§ 99-39-29. Stay of death penalty execution - If the prisoner or prisoners shall be under sentence of...

Article 3 - Mississippi Capital Post-Conviction Counsel Act

§ 99-39-101. Short title - This article may be cited as the "Mississippi Capital Post-Conviction...

§ 99-39-103. Office of Post-Conviction Counsel created; personnel; appointment to office; qualifications; removal - There is created the Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel....

§ 99-39-105. Purpose of office - The Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel is created for the...

§ 99-39-107. Duties of office; attorneys appointed to office to be full time - The Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel shall limit its activities...

§ 99-39-109. Compensation - The director appointed under this article shall be compensated at...

§ 99-39-111. Office hours of operation - The Director of the Office of Post-Conviction Counsel shall keep...

§ 99-39-113. Powers and duties of director; requirement of surety bond - In addition to the authority to represent persons under sentence...

§ 99-39-115. Director to keep a docket of all death penalty cases in Mississippi - The director shall keep a docket of all death penalty...

§ 99-39-119. Director authorized to solicit funds for purpose of funding and operating office - The director is further authorized to solicit and accept monies,...