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Miss. R. Crim. P. 30.1
Notice of Appeal; Contents; Proceedings
(a) Notice of Appeal. Any person adjudged guilty of a criminal offense by a
county court, where the case was not a felony action transferred to that court
from circuit court, may appeal to the circuit court having jurisdiction by filing
written notice with the clerk of the circuit court within thirty (30) days of the
entry of the final judgment. Extensions may be granted as provided in
Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(g).
(b) Contents. The notice of appeal shall specify the party or parties taking the
appeal; designate the judgment or order from which the appeal is taken; state
that the appeal is to circuit court; and state that the appeal is taken on the record.
The clerk, upon receiving written notice of appeal, shall immediately send notice
to the prosecuting attorney. Thereafter, appeals shall proceed as if in the
Supreme Court and in accordance with the Mississippi Rules of Appellate
Procedure.
(c) Proceedings. On appeal, legal arguments may be heard in any county within
the jurisdiction of the circuit court and shall be considered solely on the record
made in county court. If no prejudicial error be found, the circuit court shall
affirm and enter judgment in like manner as affirmances in the Supreme Court.
If prejudicial error be found, the circuit court shall reverse as is provided for
reversals in the Supreme Court. If a new trial is granted, the cause shall be
placed on the docket of the circuit court and a new trial held therein de novo.
History
Comment: Rule 30.1 largely continues practice under former Rules 12.03(A.), (C.), (D.), and (F.) of the Uniform Rules of Circuit and County Court. Essentially, a defendant may appeal a conviction in county court to the circuit court that has jurisdiction by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of the circuit court within thirty (30) days after entry of the final judgment (under former Rule 12.03(A.) of the Uniform Rules of Circuit and County Court, such written notice of appeal was filed with the clerk of the county court). See Miss. Code Ann. § 11-51-79. This includes cases that originated in county court and cases appealed to county court from justice or municipal court under Rule 29.1. Once the notice of appeal is filed, the case proceeds according to the Mississippi Rules of Appellate Procedure. Appeal of a conviction in circuit court is to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whether the case originated in county court, or in justice or municipal court. See Jones v. City of Ridgeland, 48 So. 3d 530 (Miss. 2009) (interpreting Miss. Code Ann. § 11-51-81). As provided in Rule 30.3, Rule 30.1 does not apply to felony cases transferred by a circuit court to a county court for disposition. Nor does Rule 30.1 apply to a case assigned to a county court judge pursuant to Mississippi Code Section § 9-9-35, which remains throughout a circuit court case.
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