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2016 Mississippi Code
Title 97 - Crimes
Chapter 1 - Conspiracy, Accessories and Attempts
§ 97-1-3. Accessories before the fact

MS Code § 97-1-3 (2016) What's This?

Every person who shall be an accessory to any felony, before the fact, shall be deemed and considered a principal, and shall be indicted and punished as such; and this whether the principal have been previously convicted or not.

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