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Mississippi Capital Punishment Laws
More Information on Capital Punishment Laws
| Code Section | 97-3-21; 97-7-67; 97-25-55; 99-19-51, et seq.; 99-19-101 et seq. |
| Is Capital Punishment Allowed? | Yes |
| Effect of Defendant's Incapacity | Suspend sentence if insane or pregnant |
| Minimum Age | No minimum age |
| Available for Crimes Other than Homicide? | Treason; aircraft piracy |
| Definition of Capital Homicide | Murder committed while under sentence of imprisonment; previous conviction of another capital offense or felony involving violence; knowingly created great risk of death to many persons; while committing/attempting to commit robbery, rape, arson, burglary, kidnapping, aircraft piracy; sexual battery, unnatural intercourse with child under 12 years, nonconsensual unnatural intercourse with mankind, battery of child, unlawful detonation of explosives; avoiding/preventing arrest or escape from custody; for pecuniary gain; disrupt/hinder lawful exercise or enforcement of laws; heinous, atrocious or cruelty |
| Method of Execution | Lethal injection; lethal gas if lethal injection held unconstitutional |
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