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2016 Mississippi Code
Title 99 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 19 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution
Separate Sentencing Proceeding to Determine Punishment in Capital Cases (§§ 99-19-101 - 99-19-107)
§ 99-19-107. Life sentence to be imposed if death penalty held to be unconstitutional
MS Code § 99-19-107 (2016) What's This?
In the event the death penalty is held to be unconstitutional by the Mississippi Supreme Court or the United States Supreme Court, the court having jurisdiction over a person previously sentenced to death shall cause such person to be brought before the court and the court shall sentence such person to imprisonment for life, and such person shall not be eligible for parole.
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