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Miss. R. Crim. P. 17.6
General Standards
In all disclosures under this Rule the following shall apply:
(a) Materials Not Subject to Disclosure.
(1) Work Product. Disclosure shall not be required of legal research or of
records, correspondence, reports, or memoranda to the extent that they contain
the opinions, theories, or conclusions of the prosecuting or defense attorney or
members of legal staff.
(2) Informants. Disclosure of an informant’s identity shall not be required
unless the confidential informant is to be produced at a hearing or trial, a failure
to disclose his/her identity will infringe the constitutional rights of the accused,
and/or the informant was, or depicts himself/herself as, an eyewitness to the
event(s) constituting the charge against the defendant.
(b) Use of Discovery Material. The attorney receiving discovery material is
responsible for those materials and shall not distribute them to third parties.
(c) Advice from Counsel Regarding Relevant Information. Except as
otherwise provided by law, or in cases where the witness would be forced to
reveal self-incriminating evidence, neither an attorney for the parties nor other
prosecution or defense personnel shall:
(1) advise persons having relevant information or material, except
the accused, to refrain from discussing the case with, or showing
any relevant material to, the opposing attorney(s), or
(2) otherwise impede the opposing attorney(s’) investigation of the
case.
(d) Filing Discovery Material. Discovery material shall not be filed with the
clerk unless authorized by the court.
History
Comment: Rule 17.6 follows portions of former Rule 9.04(B.), (D.), (F.), and (I.) of the Uniform Rules of Circuit and County Court.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
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