11-44-5 - Jurisdiction of claims for wrongful conviction and imprisonment.
§ 11-44-5. Jurisdiction of claims for wrongful conviction and imprisonment.
Jurisdiction of all claims of wrongful conviction and imprisonment brought under this chapter shall lie in the circuit court of the county in which the claimant was convicted. The respondent will be the State of Mississippi, which will be represented by the Attorney General's office.
Sources: Laws, 2009, ch. 472, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2009.