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2014 Mississippi Code
Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 43 - MISSISSIPPI CRIME VICTIMS' BILL OF RIGHTS
§ 99-43-19 - Freedom from delay; continuances
MS Code § 99-43-19 (2014) What's This?
The victim shall have the right to a final disposition of the criminal proceeding free from unreasonable delay. To effectuate this right, the court, in determining whether to grant any continuance, should make every reasonable effort to consider whether granting such continuance shall be prejudicial to the victim.
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