Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-44-1 (2026)
Legislative findings and intent
✓ current as of July 2026
The Legislature finds that innocent persons who have been wrongly convicted of felony crimes and subsequently imprisoned have been uniquely victimized, have distinct problems reentering society, and should be compensated. In light of the particular and substantial horror of being imprisoned for a crime one did not commit, the Legislature intends by enactment of the provisions of this chapter that innocent people who are wrongfully convicted be able to receive monetary compensation.
Laws, 2009, ch. 472, § 1, eff. 7/1/2009.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2012–2023 · leading case: Tipton v. State, 150 So. 3d 82 (Miss. 2014).
Tipton v. State, 150 So. 3d 82 (Miss. 2014). “Mississippi Code Sections 11-44-1 to 11-44-7 work together to create a compensation scheme for claimants who have been wrongfully imprisoned.”
Jason Hall v. State of Mississippi, 241 So. 3d 629 (Miss. 2018). “Hall then sued the State under the Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Act, Mississippi Code Section 11-44-1, et seq . Hall appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of the State, and this Court reversed the trial court's judgment and remanded the matter for further…”
Jefferson v. State, 95 So. 3d 709 (Miss. Ct. App. 2012). “Mississippi Code Annotated sections 11-44-1 through 11-44-15 apply to innocent persons who have been wrongfully convicted.”
Howard Payton v. State of Mississippi, 266 So. 3d 630 (Miss. 2019). “§§ 11-44-1 , et seq. Address the ramifications, if any, of this statute, including but not limited to sections 11-44-3(1)(b) and (1)(c), 11-44-7(1)(a)(ii)(1) and (4), and 11-44-13, on this proceeding.”
Tyler Edmonds v. State of Mississippi, 234 So. 3d 286 (Miss. 2017). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 11-44-1 (Rev. 2012). Compensation is provided if a claimant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that “[h]e was convicted of one or more felonies and subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and has served all or any part of the sentence; and .”
Jason Hall v. State of Mississippi, 187 So. 3d 133 (Miss. 2016). “On January 30, 2014, Hall filed a complaint against the State, seeking compensation under the Wrongful Conviction Act, Mississippi Code Section 11-44-1 to - 15. The Mississippi Attorney General was served with the complaint on February 11, 2014.”
Hammett v. State, 129 So. 3d 931 (Miss. 2014). “See generally Miss.Code Ann. §§ 11-44-1 to 11^44-15 (Rev.”
Moore v. State, 203 So. 3d 775 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016). “Miss.Code Ann. § 11-44-1 (Rev.2012) (emphasis added).”
Aundray Isaac v. State of Mississippi, 187 So. 3d 1009 (Miss. 2016). “” Miss.Code Ann, § 11-44-9. He timely filed his complaint on June 27, 2012.”
Patrick Higgins v. State of Mississippi, 202 So. 3d 1274 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016). “In February 2012, Higgins filed an action under Mississippi Code Annotated section 11-44-1 (Rev.2012) 1 against the State of Mississippi in the Warren County Circuit Court, wherein he sought compensation for the time that he served in prison because of his criminal conviction.”
Frank Sanders Tipton v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2013). “See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 11-44-1 to -7 (Rev. 2012).”
Kevin Leigh Williams v. State of Mississippi, 220 So. 3d 243 (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). “See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 11-44-1 to -15 (Rev. 2012).”
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