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Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rule 31 - Post-Conviction Collateral Relief

Miss. R. Crim. P. 31

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Rule 31 - Post-Conviction Collateral Relief

Applications for post-conviction collateral relief in criminal cases are governed by statute, as supplemented and modified by Rule 22 of the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Miss. R. Crim. P. 31

Adopted eff. 7/1/2017.

Comment

Rule 31 confirms that applications for post-conviction collateral relief are governed by a comprehensive statutory process. See Miss. Code Ann. § 99-39-3(1).