Free Stay Execution of Sentence - Mississippi

IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Defendant ___________________________________ Book No. ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ Trial Page No. ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ Guilty Plea Charge _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Nolo Plea Waiver / Attorney ______________________ Appearance Bond $______________________ $______________________ $______________________ $______________________ $______________________

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ORDER GRANTING STAY OF EXECUTION OF SENTENCE THIS CAUSE came on for consideration of a motion, ore tenus, by Defendant, for a stay of execution of sentence to allow Defendant time to perfect an appeal to County Court and the Court being satisfied that it has jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter hereby ORDERS: 1. Execution of sentence in this cause is stayed until 8:30 A.M. on ______________ (hereinafter "Execution of Sentence Date") at which time the Defendant must reappear in Justice Court for execution of sentence unless he/she has (a) perfected an appeal in accordance with URCCC 5.04 and delivered to the Justice Court Clerk a copy of the County Court file-stamped notice of appeal or (b) paid the entire fine including costs and assessments and completed any of the other terms of sentencing (except any unsupervised probation and any suspended portion of the sentence). 2. On the Execution of Sentence Date, a warrant for the arrest of the Defendant for contempt of court shall be issued if the Defendant fails to timely reappear in Justice Court and has failed to: (a) perfect an appeal in accordance with URCCC 5.04 and deliver to the Justice Court Clerk a copy of the County Court file-stamped notice of appeal; or (b) pay the entire fine or complete any of the other terms of sentencing (except any unsupervised probation and any suspended portion of the sentence). 3. If the Defendant perfects an appeal to County Court and the appeal is subsequently remanded back to Justice Court, (a) the Defendant shall reappear in Justice Court for execution of sentence no later than ten (10) days after entry of the County Court order remanding the case back to Justice Court; and (b) if the Defendant fails to so timely reappear in Justice Court, a warrant for the arrest of the Defendant for contempt of court shall be issued. SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, this the _____ day of _________________, 20____. _____________________________________ Justice Court Judge _____________________________________ Attorney for Defendant

Acknowledged: _____________________________________ Defendant