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Miss. Code Ann. § 99-18-5: Purpose of Capital Defense Counsel Division.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 99. Criminal Procedure
- Chapter 18. Office of State Public Defender
The Capital Defense Counsel Division is created within the Office of the State Public Defender for the purpose of providing representation to indigent parties under indictment for death penalty eligible offenses and to perform such other duties as set forth by law.
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