Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-37 (2026)
Papers may be carried out by jury
✓ current as of July 2026
All papers read in evidence on the trial of any cause may be carried from the bar by the jury.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 61, art. 1(80); 1857, ch. 61, art. 157; 1871, § 639; 1880, § 1712; 1892, § 730; 1906, § 791; Hemingway's 1917, § 575; 1930, § 584; 1942, § 1528.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases, 1987–2011 · leading case: Walker v. State, 671 So. 2d 581 (Miss. 1995).
Walker v. State, 671 So. 2d 581 (Miss. 1995). “This Court looked to a variety of sources to determine whether the trial court was correct to exclude the tape recording from the jury room: Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-37 (1972) states that `[a]ll papers read in evidence on the trial of any cause may be carried from the bar by the…”
Pruitt v. State, 807 So. 2d 1236 (Miss. 2002). “In any case, Miss.Code Ann. § 99-17-37 (2000) states that "[a]ll papers read in evidence on the trial of any cause may be carried from the bar by the jury," and we have interpreted this to allow juries to take the transcripts of recordings played during trial.”
Anderson v. State, 62 So. 3d 927 (Miss. 2011). “§ 99-17-37 (Rev.2007); Pettit v. State, 569 So.”
White v. State, 732 So. 2d 961 (Miss. 1999). “10 of the Uniform Circuit and County Court Rules states as follows: The court shall permit the jury, upon retiring for deliberation, to take to the jury room the instructions and exhibits and writings which have been received in evidence, except depositions.”
Holloway v. State, 809 So. 2d 598 (Miss. 2000). “As the Walker Court explained, the Court in Pettit looked to a variety of sources to determine whether the trial court was correct to exclude the tape recording from the jury room: Miss.Code Ann. § 99-17-37 (1972) states that "[a]ll papers read in evidence on the trial of any…”
Pettit v. State, 569 So. 2d 678 (Miss. 1990). “Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-37 (1972) states that "[a]ll papers read in evidence on the trial of any cause may be carried from the bar by the jury.”
Coulter v. State, 506 So. 2d 282 (Miss. 1987). “13, in part, provides: The Court shall permit the jury, upon retiring for deliberation, to take to the jury room a copy of the instructions and exhibits and writings which have been received in evidence, except depositions.”
Moore v. State, 81 So. 3d 1147 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). “Moore claims he was prejudiced, and the trial court’s error resulted in a defective verdict; therefore, he is entitled to a new trial.”
Anita White v. State of Mississippi, No. 97-KA-00886-SCT (Miss. June 17, 1997). “10 of the Uniform Circuit and County Court Rules states as follows: The court shall permit the jury, upon retiring for deliberation, to take to the jury room the instructions and exhibits and writings which have been received in evidence, except depositions.”
Rickey O'Neal Holloway v. State of Mississippi, No. 1999-KA-01162-SCT (Miss. July 1, 1999). “As the Walker Court explained, the Court in Pettit looked to a variety of sources to determine whether the trial court was correct to exclude the tape recording from the jury room: Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-37 (1972) states that "[a]ll papers read in evidence on the trial of any…”
John Pruitt v. State of Mississippi, No. 97-KA-00238-SCT (Miss. Jan. 26, 1990). “In any case, Miss. Code Ann. § 99-17-37 (2000) states that "[a]ll papers read in evidence on the trial of any cause may be carried from the bar by the jury," and we have interpreted this to allow juries to take the transcripts of recordings played during trial.”
David Paul Anderson v. State of Mississippi, No. 2009-KA-01614-SCT (Miss. July 13, 2009). “§ 99-17-37 (Rev. 2007); Pettit v. State, 569 So.”
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