Mississippi Criminal Law Blog

According to WLBT-TV Channel 3, a horse ran to safety after a group of people attempted to steal it from a pasture in Clay County, Mississippi. Sheriff Eddie Scott claims that one of the offenders saw the horse and hatched a plan with two juveniles and another man to help load the horse into a…

A DNA test shows that a man from Hancock County, Mississippi fathered the 18-month-old child of his teenage victim, according to WLBT-TV. Officials say that the investigation began in early January 2023 when deputies were called to speak with a 16-year-old girl who alleged that she had been molested and raped over the past several…

According to U.S. News & World Report, a former coroner for a south Mississippi county was indicted in late March on several charges, including embezzlement. In addition, the former Hancock County Coroner also faces three counts of false representations to defraud the government and one count of alteration of records, according to the State Auditor,…

According to CBS News, after wrongfully convicting a man for raping her, writer Alice Sebold while she was a student at Syracuse University, New York state has agreed to pay $5.5 million to the man who spent 16 years in prison. Anthony Broadwater was convicted of raping Sebold in 1981. The settlement comes after his…

Why is Welfare Fraud So Common in Mississippi? Mississippi has been dealing with serious welfare fraud issues over the last few years. Whether politicians or common folk are taking this money illegally, welfare fraud is always illegal. It goes without saying that this money is set aside for those who are desperate, and the law…

The internet has become an important part of our daily lives, offering us access to information, entertainment, and communication. However, the accessibility of the worldwide web also makes it a platform for various criminal activities, including sex crimes. Internet sex crimes are a serious problem in Mississippi and across the country. The possession, distribution, or…

Yes, Mississippi is a stand your ground state. Self defense law in MS comes from one statute, and that statute does a lot of work in very few lines. Under the state’s justifiable homicide statute, a person has no duty to retreat before using deadly force if three things are true. The person is somewhere…

According to WLBT-TV, a Texas man has been charged with aggravated trafficking in Mississippi in mid-January. The man was allegedly arrested for trafficking over 10,000 pills, which consisted of fentanyl. As most are aware, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It…

Facing manslaughter charges in Mississippi is a serious matter. People often face these charges in connection with DUIs. But when exactly might you face manslaughter charges for a DUI in Mississippi? If you kill someone while intoxicated and behind the wheel, does this automatically lead to manslaughter charges? These are just a few examples of…

According to the National Law Review, on January 10, 2023, a federal grand jury in Boise, Idaho returned an indictment charging an Idaho man with a hate crime. The indictment alleges that on October 12, 2022, a thirty-one (31) year old man attempted to cause bodily injury to two individuals in Boise by driving his…