An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 33-13-457
Conviction of lesser included offense
Known as the Mississippi Code
The act spans §§ 33–33 (136 sections).
Codes, 1942, § 8529-77; Laws, 1966, ch. 538, § 77, eff from and after June 1, 1966.
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