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2014 Mississippi Code
Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 11 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE
§ 99-11-31 - Acquittal on the merits
MS Code § 99-11-31 (2014) What's This?
When a defendant is acquitted on the merits of his case, and not on any ground stated in Section 99-11-29 such acquittal shall be a bar to any subsequent accusation for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the record, or in the form or substance of the indictment upon which such acquittal was had.
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