AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-21 AND 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING OPTIONS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HOLDINGS IN THE CASES OF MILLER V. ALABAMA AND ROPER V. SIMMONS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-31-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR RECUSAL BY ATTORNEYS FOR PURPOSES OF IMPANELING A GRAND JURY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 97-3-21, 99-19-101
Committee Substitute: 97-3-21, 99-19-101
As Passed by the Senate: 97-3-21, 99-19-101
Approved by the Governor: 97-3-21, 99-19-101, 25-31-21