Mississippi § 99-25-9 - Mittimus where bail is allowed and not given.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 99-25-9 — Mittimus where bail is allowed and not given., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 99-25-9. Mittimus where bail is allowed and not given.
“The State of Mississippi. “To the sheriff of County: “We command you to receive and safely keep in jail John Jones, to answer the State of Mississippi on a charge of manslaughter, committed in said county, as appears by the judgment of the undersigned, a justice of the peace of said county, on an examination thereof, unless the said John Jones shall furnish bail, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by you, in the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, for his appearance before the circuit court of said county to answer said charge, at its next term and thereafter, until discharged by law, whereupon you shall release him. “Witness my hand, the 10th day of July, 1906. “Andrew Sims, J.P.” Click to view
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 99-25-9 cover?
Section 99-25-9 ("Mittimus where bail is allowed and not given.") 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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