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Miss. Code Ann. § 99-18-1 Office of State Public Defender created; personnel; funding sources; qualifications, duties, removal of state defender; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund
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(1) There is hereby created the Office of State Public Defender. The Office of State Public Defender shall consist of a State Defender who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of four (4) years and staffed by any necessary person…
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-18-11 Office hours of operation
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The Capital Defense Counsel Division shall be open Monday through Friday for not less than eight (8) hours each day and observe such holidays and closings as prescribed by statute.
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-18-13 Powers and duties of State Defender
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(1) The State Defender is hereby empowered to pay and disburse salaries, employment benefits and charges relating to employment of division staff and to establish their salaries and expenses of the office; to incur and pay travel expenses of staff necessary for the performance of…
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-18-15 Director to keep a docket of all indicted death eligible cases in Mississippi
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The Capital Defense Director shall keep a docket of all indicted death-eligible cases originating in the courts of Mississippi which must, at all reasonable times, be open to inspection by the public and must show the county, district and court in which the cause is pending. The …