On December 15, 2016, the Mississippi Supreme Court announced its adoption of a the Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure.  For the first time every, a sing, uniform set of rules will apply to criminal procedures in Justice, Municipal, County, and Circuit Courts in Mississippi.  The rules go into effect on July 1, 2017, and they address criminal proceedings in the state courts of Mississippi from arrest through post-trial motions.

Justice Ann Lamar, chair of the Mississippi Supreme Court Rules Committee on Criminal Practice and Procedure, led a six-year effort to create the new rules.  Others on the Rules Committee were Chief Justice Bill Waller, Jr., Justice Jim Kitchens, and Justice James D. Maxwell.  The nine-member Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously adopted the rules.

The Executive Summary of the Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure may be found here. The rules in their entirety may be found here.