MS · rules
Miss. R. Crim. P. 23.1
Retirement of Jurors
(a) Retirement. After closing arguments, the court may direct the jury to select
one of its members as a foreperson to preside over the deliberations and to write
and return any verdict. The court also may admonish the jurors that, until they
are discharged as jurors in the cause, they may communicate upon subjects
connected with the trial only while the jury is convened in the jury room for the
purpose of reaching a verdict. The jurors shall then retire in the custody of the
bailiff(s) and consider their verdict.
(b) Permitting the Jury to Disperse. Except in cases in which the jury has been
sequestered, the court may permit the jurors to disperse after their deliberations
have commenced, instructing them when to reassemble, and giving the
admonitions of Rule 18.7.
History
Comment: Rule 23.1 is consistent with former Rule 3.10 of the Uniform Rules of Circuit and County Court. Jury sequestration is governed by Rule 18.8.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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