The jurors in a capital case shall be sworn to “well and truly try the issue between the state and the prisoner, and a true verdict give according to the evidence and the law.” Bailiffs may be specially sworn by the court, or under its direction, to attend on such jury and perform such duties as the court may prescribe for them.
Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-73
Oath of jurors and bailiffs in capital cases
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 360 So. 2d 1206 - Bell v. State (1978)
Most recently applied in 968 So. 2d 378 - Golden v. State (September 2007)
Codes, 1880, § 3060; 1892, § 1410; 1906, § 1483; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1241; 1930, § 1264; 1942, § 2507.
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