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Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-3 (2026)

Local jurisdiction; venue; venue regarding indictments returned by state grand jury

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(1) The local jurisdiction of all offenses, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be in the county where committed. But, if on the trial the evidence makes it doubtful in which of several counties, including that in which the indictment or affidavit alleges the offense was committed, such doubt shall not avail to procure the acquittal of the defendant.

(2)[Repealed 7/1/2024] The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to indictments returned by a state grand jury. The venue of trials for indictments returned by a state grand jury shall be as provided by the State Grand Jury Act. This subsection shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 2024.

Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 241; 1871, § 2751; 1880, § 2991; 1892, § 1329; 1906, § 1401; Hemingway's 1917, § 1149; 1930, § 1176; 1942, § 2419; Laws, 1981, ch. 471, § 54; Laws, 1982, ch. 423, § 28; Laws, 1993, ch. 352, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 553, § 22; Laws, 1998, ch. 382, § 26; Laws, 1999, ch. 480, § 26; Laws, 2002, ch. 471, § 26; Laws, 2005, ch. 506, § 1; Laws, 2011, ch. 337, § 26, eff. 7/1/2011.

Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 526, SB 2484, 26, eff. 7/1/2014.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 43 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1984–2024 · leading case: Hosan M. Azomani v. State of Mississippi, 222 So. 3d 282 (Miss. 2017).

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Hosan M. Azomani v. State of Mississippi, 222 So. 3d 282 (Miss. 2017). · cites it 20× “10 Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-3 (Rev. 2015). 11 Miss.”

Rogers v. State, 95 So. 3d 623 (Miss. 2012). · cites it 6× “The State also cites Mississippi Code Section 99-11-3(1), which provides that: The local jurisdiction of all offenses, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be in the county where committed.”

Gillett v. State, 56 So. 3d 469 (Miss. 2010). · cites it 4× “Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-3(1) (Rev.2007). ¶ 95.”

Hughes v. State, 735 So. 2d 238 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 4× “Whether the Circuit Court erred in overruling the Appellant's motion to dismiss for lack of proper venue at the conclusion of the evidence and after the Appellee had initially rested its case in chief by ruling that Miss.Code Ann. §§ 99-11-3 and/or 99-11-19, as amended, are…”

Fairchild v. State, 459 So. 2d 793 (Miss. 1984). · cites it 4× “Of importance here is a legislative enactment on the subject, Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-3 (1972) The local jurisdiction of all offenses, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be in the county where committed.”

McNeal v. State, 617 So. 2d 999 (Miss. 1993). · cites it 4× “") (citing Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-3 (1972)). [3] In a murder case, "`the finding of a dead body in a particular county raises the presumption, or supports an inference, that the killing took place there.”

Hickson v. State, 472 So. 2d 379 (Miss. 1985). · cites it 4× “Hickson next argues that the Circuit Court of Wayne County, Mississippi, was without authority to hear the case, citing Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-3 (1972). Hickson contends that the only testimony in this case giving the place where the killing occurred indicates the crime took…”

Jordan v. State, 936 So. 2d 368 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “Finally, Section 99-11-3(1) of the Mississippi Code addresses venue.”

Jones v. State, 606 So. 2d 1051 (Miss. 1992). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-3 (Supp. 1991). Jones challenges the sufficiency of the proof of venue and argues that the state failed to prove that the crime took place in Lauderdale County.”

Thorson v. State, 653 So. 2d 876 (Miss. 1994). · cites it 2× “1978) Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-19 ; Miss. Code Ann.”

McGowan v. State, 742 So. 2d 1183 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “" Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-3 (1) (Rev.1994).”

Hill v. State, 797 So. 2d 914 (Miss. 2001). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-3(1) (2000) provides that: The local jurisdiction of all offenses, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be in the county where committed.”

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— Miss. Code Ann. § 99-11-3(1) — 18 cases

Rogers v. State, 95 So. 3d 623 (Miss. 2012). “The State also cites Mississippi Code Section 99-11-3(1), which provides that: The local jurisdiction of all offenses, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be in the county where committed.”

Gillett v. State, 56 So. 3d 469 (Miss. 2010). “Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-3(1) (Rev.2007). ¶ 95.”

Jordan v. State, 936 So. 2d 368 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). “Finally, Section 99-11-3(1) of the Mississippi Code addresses venue.”

Hill v. State, 797 So. 2d 914 (Miss. 2001). “Miss.Code Ann. § 99-11-3(1) (2000) provides that: The local jurisdiction of all offenses, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be in the county where committed.”

Burnett v. State, 876 So. 2d 409 (Miss. Ct. App. 2003).

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