{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-4","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-4","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-4","body":"The terms “capital case,” “capital cases,” “capital offense,” “capital offenses,” and “capital crime” when used in any statute shall denote criminal cases, offenses and crimes punishable by death or imprisonment for life in the state penitentiary. The term “capital murder” when used in any statute shall denote criminal cases, offenses and crimes punishable by death, or imprisonment for life in the state penitentiary.","path":["MS Code","Title 1"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"59d792fb9d6b73eaeb0df8a54ada8a2a0de36f6b8113bd2ce7e44d78132e71c9","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-39","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}