If application to proceed in the trial court is granted, post-conviction proceedings on cases where the death penalty has been imposed in the trial court and appeals from the trial court shall be conducted in accordance with rules established by the Supreme Court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-39-28
Supreme Court to establish rules for post-conviction proceedings in capital cases
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 162 So. 3d 833 - Paul Norris v. State of Mississippi (2014)
Most recently applied in Brian Williams v. State of Mississippi (January 2017)
Laws, 2000, ch. 569, § 16, eff from and after July 1, 2000.
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