§ 13-5-85. Selection of and service on juries in Harrison County
In Harrison County, a county having two judicial districts, the law in relation to the selection and liability to jury service of grand and petit juries shall be applicable to each of the two judicial districts of the county in the same manner as if each district were a separate county, so far as the […]
§ 13-5-87. Laws as to listing, drawing, summoning and impaneling of juries are directory
All the provisions of law in relation to the listing, drawing, summoning and impaneling juries are directory merely, and a jury listed, drawn, summoned or impaneled, though in an informal or irregular manner, shall be deemed a legal jury after it shall have been impaneled and sworn, and it shall have the power to perform […]
§ 13-5-89. Juries in condemnation proceedings
In all cases where a jury is required in the exercise of the right of eminent domain, the sheriff and clerks of the circuit and chancery courts shall draw eighteen names from the jury box, and the slips containing the names shall be returned to the box. The sheriff shall summon the jury thus drawn, […]
§ 13-5-91. Jury may view the place
When, in the opinion of the court, on the trial of any cause, civil or criminal, it is proper, in order to reach the ends of justice, for the court and jury to have a view or inspection of the property which is the subject of litigation, or the place at which the offense is […]
§ 13-5-93. Nine jurors may return a verdict in civil cases
In the trial of all civil suits in the circuit or chancery courts of this state, nine or more jurors may agree on the verdict and return it into court as the verdict of the jury. Either party may request an instruction in writing to this effect and it shall thereupon be the duty of […]
§ 13-5-95. Separate accommodations and bailiffs for male and female jurors
In selecting overnight accommodations for jurors, the court shall provide separate housing for men and women jurors. Male bailiffs shall accompany the male jurors, and female bailiffs the female jurors. At least one bailiff shall accompany each group, and the court in its sound discretion shall require as many bailiffs as are necessary. Either group […]
§ 13-5-97. Certain jury records exempt from public access requirements
Records in the possession of a public body, as defined by paragraph (a) of Section 25-61-3, which are developed among juries concerning judicial decisions, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.
§ 13-5-83. Intoxicated jurors; jurors under the control of the court
If any juror summoned to appear at court, should render himself unfit for service by intoxication before his name is called in court, he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and be imprisoned for a term not exceeding twenty-four hours. After grand and petit jurors are impaneled they shall […]
§ 13-5-61. Grand jury not to disclose secrets of jury-room
A grand juror, except when called as a witness in court, shall not disclose any proceeding or action had by the grand jury in relation to offenses brought before it, within six (6) months after final adjournment of the grand jury upon which he served, nor shall any grand juror disclose the name or testimony […]
§ 13-5-63. Witnesses before grand jury may be subpoenaed and sworn
The foreman of the grand jury shall have power to order subpoenas for all witnesses desired to be produced, and he shall also have power to swear all witnesses. A record shall be kept by the foreman and returned to court, certified and signed by the foreman, of the names of all witnesses sworn before […]