MS · rules
Miss. R. Evid. 601
Competency to Testify
(a) In General. Every person is competent to be a witness, except as provided in
subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) Competency of Spouse. If one spouse is a party, the other spouse may not
testify as a witness in the case unless both consent, except:
(1) when called as a witness by the spouse who is a party;
(2) in a controversy between them; or
(3) in a criminal case for:
(A) a criminal act against a child;
(B) contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child;
(C) desertion or nonsupport of a child under 16; and
(D) abandonment of a child.
(c) Competency of Appraiser. When the court – as required by law – appoints a
person to make an appraisal for the immediate possession of property in an
eminent domain case:
(1) the appraiser may not testify as a witness in the trial of the case; and
(2) the appraiser’s report is not admissible in evidence during the trial.
History
[Amended effective July 1, 1998; restyled effective July 1, 2016.]
Provenance
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- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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