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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 116

Sentencing Verdict Form

activein force · 2012-06-30 – presentas-observed

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ______________ COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

VERSUS CAUSE NO. __________

[NAME OF DEFENDANT]

1. SENTENCE OF DEATH

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Foreperson of the jury

2. SENTENCE OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE

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Foreperson of the jury

3. UNABLE TO UNANIMOUSLY AGREE ON A PUNISHMENT

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Foreperson of the jury

History

Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 116 (current as of June 30, 2012). Submitted in 2012 by the Mississippi Model Jury Instructions Commission (created by the Supreme Court of Mississippi by order of December 30, 2008) and published by the Court on courts.ms.gov. The Court states that these model jury instructions have not been adopted or approved by the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Provenance

Source: courts.ms.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-25
Edition: 2026-09-25
Content hash: c8540c1fc283ee5bd96f08ba1eea822e399725371153a855b93daa7891d8ebe7

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