Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (2026)

Sexual battery

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(1) A person is guilty of sexual battery if he or she engages in sexual penetration with:
- (a) Another person without his or her consent;
- (b) A mentally defective, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person;
- (c) A child at least fourteen (14) but under sixteen (16) years of age, if the person is thirty-six (36) or more months older than the child; or
- (d) A child under the age of fourteen (14) years of age, if the person is twenty-four (24) or more months older than the child.

(2) A person is guilty of sexual battery if he or she engages in sexual penetration with a child under the age of eighteen (18) years if the person is in a position of trust or authority over the child including without limitation the child's teacher, counselor, physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, minister, priest, physical therapist, chiropractor, legal guardian, parent, stepparent, aunt, uncle, scout leader or coach.

Laws, 1980, ch. 450, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 429, § 3; Laws, 1985, ch. 389, § 6; Laws, 1993, ch. 512, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 549, § 3, eff. 7/1/1998.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 430 cases (57 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Dewayne Graham v. State of Mississippi.

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Dewayne Graham v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2016). · cites it 34× “See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-3-95 , 97-3-64(4)(a) (Rev.”

Casey Mark Burgess v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2015). · cites it 37× “See generally Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-3-95 , 97-3-99 (Rev.”

Jones v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 32× “[4] Sections 97-3-95 was last revised on July 1, 1998.”

McBride v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 32× “His indictment was labeled at the top of the form, "SEXUAL BATTERY MCA Section 97-3-95." It alleged that he "on or about or between January 2002, and December 2005 .”

Ishee v. State (Miss. 2001). · cites it 22× “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (2000), defines sexual battery.”

Puckett v. State (Miss. 1999). · cites it 10× “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (1994). Furthermore, § 97-3-97 provides definitions of certain relevant language contained within § 97-3-95 and states: For purposes of sections 97-3-95 through 97-3-103 the following words shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context…”

Smith v. State (Miss. 2006). · cites it 8× “Section 97-3-95(1)(c) and Count II of touching and handling a child for lustful purposes under Miss.”

Roberson v. State (Miss. 1987). · cites it 15× “PRATHER, Justice, for the Court: This appeal challenges the constitutionality of Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (Supp. 1986), [1] prohibiting sexual battery.”

Rickey Portis v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2018). · cites it 6× “" Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (1)(d) (Rev. 2014).”

Matthew Blake Courtney v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2019). · cites it 12× “Matthew Blake Courtney appeals his conviction of one count of sexual battery in violation of Mississippi Code Section 97-3-95(1)(a) (Rev. 2014). The trial court sentenced Courtney to serve a period of twenty-five years.”

Simoneaux v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 20× “Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95 . The differences do not stop there.”

Hennington v. State (Miss. 1997). · cites it 10× “The two statutes that are controlling in this case are Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95 and § 97-3-97. § 97-3-95.”

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— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(1) — 20 cases

Weeks v. State (Miss. 2013).

Simoneaux v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2009). “Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95 . The differences do not stop there.”

Ivy v. State (Miss. 2007).

Goforth v. State (Miss. 2011).

Douglas Walker v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2018).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(1)(a) — 33 cases

Matthew Blake Courtney v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2019). “Matthew Blake Courtney appeals his conviction of one count of sexual battery in violation of Mississippi Code Section 97-3-95(1)(a) (Rev. 2014). The trial court sentenced Courtney to serve a period of twenty-five years.”

Casey Mark Burgess v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2015). “See generally Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-3-95 , 97-3-99 (Rev.”

Wilkins v. State (Miss. 2008).

Hawthorne v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 1999).

Moody v. State (Miss. 2003).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(1)(a)(d) — 1 case

Parkman v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2007).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(1)(b) — 3 cases

Casey Mark Burgess v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2015). “See generally Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-3-95 , 97-3-99 (Rev.”

Hawthorne v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 1999).

Michael R. Spears v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2019).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(1)(c) — 34 cases

Jones v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2008). “[4] Sections 97-3-95 was last revised on July 1, 1998.”

Smith v. State (Miss. 2006). “Section 97-3-95(1)(c) and Count II of touching and handling a child for lustful purposes under Miss.”

Puckett v. State (Miss. 1999). “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (1994). Furthermore, § 97-3-97 provides definitions of certain relevant language contained within § 97-3-95 and states: For purposes of sections 97-3-95 through 97-3-103 the following words shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context…”

Kearley v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2002).

Ishee v. State (Miss. 2001). “Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (2000), defines sexual battery.”

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(1)(c)(1994) — 2 cases

Watts v. State (Miss. 1999).

Gazzier v. State (Miss. 1999).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(1)(d) — 71 cases

Rickey Portis v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2018). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95 (1)(d) (Rev. 2014).”

Hobgood v. State (Miss. 2006).

Jones v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2008). “[4] Sections 97-3-95 was last revised on July 1, 1998.”

Bishop v. State (Miss. 2008).

McBride v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2010). “His indictment was labeled at the top of the form, "SEXUAL BATTERY MCA Section 97-3-95." It alleged that he "on or about or between January 2002, and December 2005 .”

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(2) — 39 cases

Anderson v. State (Miss. 2011).

Wilson v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2011).

Thomas Pustay v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2016).

Gill v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2013).

Torrey v. State (Miss. 2004).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(2)(1994) — 2 cases

Carter v. State (Miss. 1999).

Adrian Carter v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 1997).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(2)(a) — 1 case

Kendrick Quintarius Gates a/k/a Kendrick Gates v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2026).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(a) — 7 cases

Dewayne Graham v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2016). “See Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-3-95 , 97-3-64(4)(a) (Rev.”

Genry v. State (Miss. 1999).

Green v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2004).

Wilson v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2002).

Allred v. State (Miss. 2014).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(c) — 21 cases

Cantrell v. State (Miss. 1987).

Crawford v. State (Miss. 2000).

Allen v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2006).

Gunter v. Gray (Miss. 2004).

Frank Hartley, Jr. v. John D. Watts (Miss. 2017).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(d) — 5 cases

King v. State (Miss. 2003).

Dawkins v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2005).

Renfrow v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2004).

Allred v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2005).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(e) — 1 case

Hines v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2013).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(i)(a) — 1 case

Casey Mark Burgess v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2015). “See generally Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-3-95 , 97-3-99 (Rev.”

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(l)(a) — 16 cases

Purnell v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2013).

Casey Mark Burgess v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2015). “See generally Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-3-95 , 97-3-99 (Rev.”

Palmer v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2014).

Kuren Cordell Keys v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2017).

Taylor v. State (Miss. 2013).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(l)(b) — 3 cases

Peckinpaugh v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2006).

Holmes v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2008).

Santos v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2013).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(l)(c) — 15 cases

Goforth v. State (Miss. 2011).

Palmer v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2014).

City of Jackson v. Sandifer (Miss. 2013).

United States v. Faustino Gomez (9th Cir. 2014).

Hines v. State (Miss. Ct. App. 2013).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(l)(d) — 32 cases

Quinton Carter v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2016).

Wallace v. State (Miss. 2009).

Patrick Bernard Giles v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2016).

Damon Samhal Fagan v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2015).

Bateman v. State (Miss. 2013).

— Miss. Code Ann. § 97-3-95(l)(e) — 1 case

Quinton Carter v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2016).

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