Proof of conviction of a person whose acts give rise to a claim shall be conclusive evidence that the crime was committed unless an application for rehearing, an appeal of the conviction or certiorari is pending or unless a rehearing and new trial has been ordered. The director may suspend the proceedings before it pending disposition of a criminal prosecution that has been commenced or is imminent.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-41-19
Proof of conviction as evidence; suspension of proceedings pending prosecution
Known as the Mississippi Crime Victims’ Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 99–99 (16 sections).
Laws, 1990, ch. 509, § 10; Laws, 1996, ch. 506, § 8, eff from and after July 1, 1996.
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