§ 99-19-23. Sentence; credit for time of prisoner’s pre-trial or pre-appeal confinement

MS Code § 99-19-23 (2019) (N/A)
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The number of days spent by a prisoner in incarceration in any municipal or county jail while awaiting trial on a criminal charge, or awaiting an appeal to a higher court upon conviction, shall be applied on any sentence rendered by a court of law or on any sentence finally set after all avenues of appeal are exhausted.