Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-19 (2026)
Offenses committed partly in one county and partly in another
✓ current as of July 2026
When an offense is committed partly in one county and partly in another, or where the acts, effects, means, or agency occur in whole or in part in different counties, the jurisdiction shall be in either county in which said offense was commenced, prosecuted, or consummated, where prosecution shall be first begun.
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 244; 1871, § 2754; 1880, § 2994; 1892, § 1334; 1906, § 1406; Hemingway's 1917, § 1161; 1930, § 1186; 1942, § 2429.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Hughes v. State, 735 So. 2d 238 (Miss. 1999).
Hughes v. State, 735 So. 2d 238 (Miss. 1999). “Hughes thus contends that venue was improper under Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-19 (1994). Additionally, Hughes contends in the alternative, that if venue was proper under § 99-11-19, then that statute is unconstitutional as it violates Article 3, Section 26 of the Constitution of the…”
Simmons v. State, 568 So. 2d 1192 (Miss. 1990). “Section 1334, Code 1892 [ Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-19 ], was designed to meet just such a contingency as arose in the instant case.”
Gillett v. State, 56 So. 3d 469 (Miss. 2010). “Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-19 (Rev.2007). ¶ 94.”
Jordan v. State, 936 So. 2d 368 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-19 (Rev.2000). Thus, the State could have prosecuted Jordan in either the First or Second Judicial District of Hinds County.”
Thorson v. State, 653 So. 2d 876 (Miss. 1994). “1978) Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-19 ; Miss. Code Ann.”
McGowan v. State, 742 So. 2d 1183 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999). “Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-19 (Rev.1994). ¶ 5.”
Hill v. State, 797 So. 2d 914 (Miss. 2001). “§ 99-11-19 (2000) provides that: When an offense is committed partly in one county and partly in another, or where the acts, effects, means, or agency occur in whole or in part in different counties, the jurisdiction shall be in either county in which said offense was commenced,…”
MacKbee v. State, 575 So. 2d 16 (Miss. 1990). “§ 99-11-19 (1972) provides: When an offense is committed partly in one county and partly in another, or where the acts, effects, means, or agency occur in whole or in part in different counties, the jurisdiction shall be in either county in which said offense was commenced,…”
Steed v. State, 752 So. 2d 1056 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999). “Additionally, Steed cites Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-19 (Rev.1994) relative to venue which states as follows: When an offense is committed partly in one county and partly in another, or where the acts, effects, means, or agency occur in whole or in part in different counties, the…”
Stubbs v. State, 845 So. 2d 656 (Miss. 2003). “…case of Hardy v. Brantley, 471 So.2d 358, 366 (Miss. 1985). [4] See Art. 3, § 26, Miss. Const., 1890. [5] See Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-19.”
Kenneth Brian Weaver v. State of Mississippi, 265 So. 3d 182 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018). “Mississippi Code Annotated section 99-11-19 (Rev. 2015) provides that: When an offense is committed partly in one county and partly in another, or where the acts, effects, means, or agency occur in whole or in part in different counties, the jurisdiction shall be in either…”
Burnett v. State, 876 So. 2d 409 (Miss. Ct. App. 2003). “Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-19 (Rev.2000). ¶ 16.”
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