Mississippi § 73-3-353 - Personal incapacity; representation by counsel; guardian.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 73-3-353 — Personal incapacity; representation by counsel; guardian., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 73-3-353. Personal incapacity; representation by counsel; guardian.
In proceedings under Sections 73-3-347 through 73-3-365, the attorney shall be entitled to representation by counsel. An attorney who has been declared mentally incompetent, judicially, or who has been committed, judicially, to an institution for the treatment of the mentally ill shall be defended by his legally appointed guardian or guardian ad litem, if any; if a guardian or guardian ad litem has not been appointed, the chief justice, on certification by the board of commissioners, shall appoint a guardian ad litem. The same procedure shall apply to an attorney who has asserted his incompetence, or whose incompetence to defend becomes apparent during the proceedings. In all cases, counsel previously selected by the attorney will be appointed guardian ad litem, absent clear and compelling reasons to the contrary.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-3-353 ("Personal incapacity; representation by counsel; guardian.") 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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