MS · rules
Miss. R. Crim. P. 18.5
Oath and Preliminary Instructions
(a) Oath of Jurors. The court shall, on the record of each trial, give the jurors
the following oath or remind the jurors that they are still under the following
oath:
You, and each of you, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will
well and truly try all issues and execute all writs of inquiry that may
be submitted to you, or left to your decision by the court, or under
its direction, during the present term, and true verdicts give
according to the evidence. So help you God.
Additionally, in each capital case, the jurors shall be sworn to “well and truly try
the issue between the state and the defendant, and a true verdict give according
to the evidence and the law.”
(b) Oath of Bailiffs. In capital cases, bailiffs may be specially sworn by the
court, or under its direction, to attend on such jury and perform such duties as
the court may prescribe for them.
(c) Preliminary Instructions. Immediately after the jury is sworn, the court, on
the record, may instruct the jury concerning its duties, its conduct, the order of
proceedings, and the elementary legal principles that will govern the proceeding.
History
Comment: Sections (a) and (b) are based upon Mississippi Code Sections 13-5-71 and 13-5-73.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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