Bill > HB748

This bill amends Mississippi law to require individuals seeking to file a motion for post-conviction collateral relief, which is a legal process to challenge a criminal conviction after all direct appeals have been exhausted, to first obtain permission from the Mississippi Supreme Court. This new requirement applies in specific situations: if a previous post-conviction motion was denied and that denial was upheld on appeal, or if more than three years have passed since the deadline to appeal the original conviction. Without this permission, such motions cannot be filed in the trial court.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0748.xml