Defendants tried jointly must agree in their challenges made without cause, and shall be entitled to only the number to which one defendant is entitled.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-5
Peremptory challenges; joint defendant must agree
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 512 So. 2d 1246 - Johnson v. State (1987)
Most recently applied in 512 So. 2d 1246 - Johnson v. State (August 1987)
Codes, 1880, § 3070; 1892, § 1419; 1906, § 1492; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1250; 1930, § 1273; 1942, § 2516.
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