Mississippi § 99-19-39 - Detention of convict pending appeal.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 99-19-39 — Detention of convict pending appeal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 99-19-39. Detention of convict pending appeal.
If the defendant appeal from the conviction and be not removed on appeal, as provided in the next succeeding section, he shall be detained, according to the judgment of the circuit court, until the supreme court shall have decided his case, and the judgment thereof shall have been certified to the circuit court and the same fully executed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 99-19-39 ("Detention of convict pending appeal.") 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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