Mississippi Code
Title 99 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7 - Indictment

§ 99-7-1. Indictment may charge offenses according to common law or statute - Offenses at common law, indictable and punishable by special statutory...

§ 99-7-3. Formal or technical words not necessary - The words "force and arms" or the words "contrary to...

§ 99-7-5. Allegations of time; want of perfect venue - An indictment for any offense shall not be insufficient for...

§ 99-7-7. How instruments pleaded - Whenever it shall be necessary to make an averment in...

§ 99-7-9. Presentment; entry on minutes of court; warrant to issue; copy of indictment to be served on defendant; informing victim as to status of charge - All indictments and the report of the grand jury must...

§ 99-7-11. Concurrence of twelve grand jurors required for finding - The concurrence of twelve of the grand jurors shall be...

§ 99-7-13. Secret record book; accused may be tried on copy made from record book - The clerk of the circuit court shall, within ten days...

§ 99-7-15. Authority to inspect indictment limited to certain officers until arrest made - An indictment returned into the clerk of the circuit court,...

§ 99-7-17. Dilatory pleas; must be verified by oath - A plea in abatement, or other dilatory plea to an...

§ 99-7-19. Dilatory pleas; amendment of indictment or information - An indictment or information shall not be abated by reason...

§ 99-7-21. Demurrers; when filed; amendment of indictment - All objections to an indictment for a defect appearing on...

§ 99-7-23. Motions to quash - All objections to an indictment for any defect dehors the...

§ 99-7-25. Amendment where name of unknown defendant is discovered - If any indictment describes a defendant as a person whose...

§ 99-7-27. Gambling or gaming - In an indictment for gambling or gaming it shall be...

§ 99-7-29. Intoxicating beverage offenses - An indictment for a violation of any of the provisions...

§ 99-7-33. Libel - An indictment for libel need not set forth any extrinsic...

§ 99-7-35. Lotteries - An indictment for any of the crimes defined in Sections...

§ 99-7-39. Perjury - In an indictment for perjury it shall be sufficient to...

§ 99-7-41. Perjury; subornation of perjury - In an indictment for subornation of perjury it shall be...