Miss. Code § 99-17-29

Current through the 2024 Regular Session

Section 99-17-29 - Lotteries; purchaser of ticket compelled to testify against seller

The purchaser of any lottery ticket, or device in the nature of a lottery ticket, shall be a competent witness against the person from whom the same was purchased, and may be compelled to testify, but shall thereby be exempted from prosecution for buying or having the same.

Codes, 1871, § 2735; 1880, § 2979; 1892, § 1434; 1906, § 1507; Hemingway's 1917, § 1265; 1930, § 1288; 1942, § 2531.