Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-13 (2026)
Appointment of counsel by court in conflict of interest cases; appointment of additional counsel where necessary
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) If the court finds that indigent defendants have such conflicts of interests that they all cannot be properly represented by the public defender, or when other good cause is shown in the trial court or on appeal, the court shall appoint separate counsel as provided in Section 99-15-15, Mississippi Code of 1972. In such cases, the fees allowed appointed counsel in Section 99-15-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall apply.
- (2) If the court finds that an indigent is a defendant in a case of such a nature that he cannot be properly represented by the public defender alone, the court shall appoint additional counsel to assist the public defender as provided in Section 99-15-15, Mississippi Code of 1972. In such cases, the fees allowed appointed counsel in Section 99-15-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall apply.
Laws, 1979, ch. 509, § 7, eff. 10/1/1979.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Tykevious Durr a/k/a Tykevious Tyrone Durr v. State of Mississippi.
Tykevious Durr a/k/a Tykevious Tyrone Durr v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2023). “Miss. Code Ann. § 25-32-13 (Rev. 2018). Subparagraph (2) was used in this case to appoint additional counsel for Durr.”
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