Mississippi § 99-35-5 - Sheriff empowered to take appeal bond from misdemeanant convicted in justice court.
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§ 99-35-5. Sheriff empowered to take appeal bond from misdemeanant convicted in justice court.
The sheriff of any county is empowered and directed to take an appeal bond in any case of a conviction of a misdemeanor before a justice of the peace of his county, and upon the prisoner or his attorney furnishing a valid appeal bond, and the sheriff taking and approving the same, he shall discharge the appellant from custody, turn over the bond to the circuit clerk and notify the justice of the peace that an appeal has been taken and direct him to send up all papers to the next term of the circuit court in the same manner as if the appeal bond had been filed with the justice from whose judgment the appeal was taken. Nothing in this section shall prevent a justice of the peace from accepting and receiving appeal bonds as provided by law, but the sheriff shall have power concurrent with the justice of the peace of their counties in all matters pertaining to the taking of appeal bonds in similar cases.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 99-35-5 ("Sheriff empowered to take appeal bond from misdemeanant convicted in justice court.") 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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