Mississippi § 99-17-19 - Assaults; insulting words admissible.
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§ 99-17-19. Assaults; insulting words admissible.
In all trials for assault and battery, or for an assault, the defendant may give in evidence, in excuse or justification, any insulting words used by the person on whom the assault or assault and battery was committed, at the time of the commission thereof, toward the defendant, and the jury may consider and determine whether such words were or were not a sufficient excuse for or justification of the offense committed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 99-17-19 ("Assaults; insulting words admissible.") 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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