Miss. L. Cir. Ct. R. 1

As amended through March 21, 2024
Rule 1 - Disposition of Criminal Case
(a) The Court having determined the necessity of establishing a local rule for the 18th Circuit Court District of Mississippi relating to the disposition of criminal cases on the docket of said court in order that all such matters may be handled more expeditiously and that the court files in all criminal cases may be as complete as possible for present and future use and contain relevant information accurately reflecting proceedings had and done and the rationale surrounding the dispositive orders entered therein.
(b) From and after January 1, 1992, in each criminal matter coming on for hearing on a proposed plea of guilty that an appropriate petition to plead guilty shall be completed and filed with the Clerk of this Court at least 24 hours prior to hearing; further, that the original of said petition shall be initialed as received and/or approved by the District Attorney before being filed with the Clerk of this Court for placement in the file; further, that additional copies of said petition shall be delivered to the District Attorney and to the Court a minimum of 24 hours in advance of said matter coming on for disposition.
(c) In all criminal cases coming on for disposition on an adjudicated or nonadjudicated basis, whether a plea of guilty to the original charge as reflected in the indictment or bill of criminal information, a plea of guilty to a lesser included offense, cases transferred to the diversion or other programs, transfers to youth court, nolle prosequi, etc., that the District Attorney and/or the Assistant District Attorney shall state into the record during appropriate courtroom hearing of said matter the State's recommendation as to disposition and/or sentencing in each case, and in addition thereto they shall prepare and file in each case a written statement containing the State's reasons for its recommendation as to sentence and/or other disposition.

Miss. L. Cir. Ct. R. 1