Mississippi § 19-23-13 - County prosecuting attorney not to defend criminal cases in county.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-23-13 — County prosecuting attorney not to defend criminal cases in county., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-23-13. County prosecuting attorney not to defend criminal cases in county.
The county prosecuting attorney shall not represent or defend any person in any criminal prosecution in the name of the state, county or municipality of the county, nor shall he give any advice against the state, his county or in a criminal case against a municipality of his county, and shall not represent any person in any case against the state, his county, or in a criminal case arising in a municipal court of his county. Nothing herein shall prohibit any county prosecuting attorney from defending any person in any criminal prosecution in any county not within the circuit court district of such county prosecuting attorney.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-23-13 ("County prosecuting attorney not to defend criminal cases in county.") 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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