Mississippi § 97-9-63 - Perjury; subornation of.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-9-63 — Perjury; subornation of., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-9-63. Perjury; subornation of.
Every person who shall unlawfully or corruptly procure any witness, by any means whatever, to commit wilful and corrupt perjury in any case, matter, or proceedings, in or concerning which such witness shall be legally sworn and examined, shall be guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall not thereafter be received as a witness to be sworn in any matter or cause whatever, until the judgment against him be reversed, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 97-9-63 ("Perjury; subornation of.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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