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Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-28

Summoning of person drawn for jury duty

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 546 So. 2d 359 - Hudson v. Taleff (1989)

Most recently applied in 546 So. 2d 359 - Hudson v. Taleff (June 1989)

Laws, 1974, ch. 378, § 6(3); Laws, 2004, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 10; Laws, 2006, ch. 437, § 3; Laws, 2007, ch. 433, § 3, eff from and after Jan. 1, 2008.

If a grand, petit or other jury is ordered to be drawn, the clerk thereafter shall cause each person drawn for jury service to be served with a summons, either personally or by mail, addressed to the juror at the juror’s usual residence, business or post office address, requiring the juror to report for jury service at a specified time and place.The summons shall include instructions to the potential jurors that explain, in layman’s terms, the provisions of Section 13-5-23.

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