The order of the court for amendment of the indictment, record or proceedings provided in Section 99-17-13 shall be entered on the minutes, and shall specify precisely the amendment, and shall be a part of the record of said case, and shall have the same effect as if the indictment or other proceeding were actually changed to conform to the amendment; and wherever necessary or proper for the guidance of the jury, or otherwise, the clerk shall attach to the indictment a copy of the order for amendment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-15
Variance between indictment and proof; amendment of record and indictment; order for amendment
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 532 So. 2d 584 - Doby v. State (1988)
Most recently applied in 130 So. 3d 102 - McDonald v. State (June 2013)
Codes, 1880, § 3082; 1892, § 1436; 1906, § 1509; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1267; 1930, § 1290; 1942, § 2533.
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