Bell v. State

Citations

• 118 Miss. 140
• 79 So. 85

Syllabus

<p>1. Statutes. Grand jury. Impannelmg.</p> <p>Under Constitution 1890, section 61, so providing, section 3, chapter 264, Laws 1914, relating to impaneling grand juries was necessarily repealed by Laws 1916, chapter 253, section 3, not being brought forward in that act.</p> <p>2. Statutes. Repeal. Title.</p> <p>That the title of chapter 253, Laws 1916, does not disclose that it was intended thereby to repeal section 3, chapter 264, Laws 1914, thereby amended is not material.</p> <p>3. Grand Jury. Extent of session.</p> <p>Laws 1916, chapter 253, simply makes it mandatory upon the circuit judge to impannel a grand jury during the first half of each term of court, but of itself imposes no limitation upon the time during which the grand jury may continue in session after it has been impaneled.</p> <p>4. Grand Jury. Discharge. Recall.</p> <p>The circuit judge has power to recall the grand jury after it has been discharged.</p>