804 So. 2d 1066 - Mitchell v. Parker’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Arthur Lujan Labor Commissioner of Californias v. G & G Fire Sprinklers Inc · 308 So. 2d 71 - Newell v. State · 615 So. 2d 1177 - Stevens v. Lake · 688 So. 2d 1385 - Pierce v. Heritage Properties, Inc. · Ladner v. Ladner
Most-quoted passages
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“a criminal defendant may file a motion with the circuit court on appeal from a justice or municipal court to correct deficiencies in his appearance bond.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“A. Notice and Filing. Any person adjudged guilty of a criminal offense by a justice or municipal court may appeal to county court or, if there is no county court having jurisdiction, then to circuit court by filing simultaneously a written notice of appeal and cost bond within 30 days of such judgment with the clerk of the circuit court having jurisdiction. This written notice of appeal and posting cost bond perfects the appeal. The failure to post any bond required by this rule shall be grounds for the court, on its own motion or by motion of another, to dismiss the appeal with prejudice and with costs. The clerk of the court shall not accept, file and docket the written notice of appeal without the accompanying cost bond, unless the court has allowed the defendant to proceed in forma pauperis..... B. Bonds. Unless excused by the making of an affidavit as specified in §§ 99-35-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, bond with sufficient resident sureties (or licensed guaranty companies), to be approved by the circuit clerk, or of cash shall be given and conditioned on appearance before the county or circuit court from day to day and term to term until the appeal is finally determined or dismissed. If the defendant fails to appear at the time and place set by the court, the court may dismiss the appeal with prejudice and with costs. Unless excused by the making of an affidavit of poverty as specified above, every defendant who appeals under this rule shall post a bond with suffici”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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