A justice court judge may correct any errors or mistakes in any proceedings that are conducted before such judge or in the records of proceedings conducted before such judge. A justice court judge may set aside any proceeding or judgment in a case conducted before such judge upon a written order as may be just and proper after a proceeding in which the judge determines that good cause has been shown to support such order.
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-33
Correction of errors or mistakes in proceedings or records; setting aside proceedings or judgments for good cause
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case MISS. COM'N ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE v. Peyton (2002)
Most recently applied in Levario v. State (June 2012)
Laws, 1990, ch. 437, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1990.
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