History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Amend Constitution; revise number of jurors needed for noncapital criminal verdicts.
| 1 | 01/20/97 | (H) | Referred To Constitution | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | NO EFFECTIVE DATE | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Simpson*
Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 31, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT TEN OR MORE JURORS MAY AGREE ON A VERDICT IN CRIMINAL CASES, EXCEPT CAPITAL OFFENSES, AND RETURN IT AS THE VERDICT OF THE JURY.
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