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2014 Mississippi Code
Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 11 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE
§ 99-11-27 - Former acquittal or conviction in another jurisdiction

MS Code § 99-11-27 (2014) What's This?

Every person charged with an offense committed in another state, territory, or country may plead a former conviction or acquittal for the same offense in such other state, territory, or country; and, if such plea be established, it shall be a bar to any further proceedings for the same offense here.

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