Criminal Law

The Mississippi Governor recently signed a new bill that will go into law on July 1, 2021 allowing for expanded parole eligibility for Defendants convicted of a felony: Nonviolent crimes. All persons sentenced for a nonviolent offense shall be eligible for parole only...

Mississippi allows for Expungement of DUI conviction, but there are several conditions that must be met.  Mississippi Code Annotated Section 63-11-30 is the DUI Statute.  Section 13 deals with expungements in order to be eligible for an Expungement the statute...

In Mississippi the felony expungement laws now allow for more charges to be expunged. Under Mississippi Code Annotated 99-19-71(2)(a), now any felony is eligible except for those listed in the statute below, previously there were only a few eligible crimes for...

Expungement of charges is a common issue that clients have regarding a previous criminal record.  Sometimes a person is placed on non-adjudicated probation.  Through this process the person has the opportunity to complete probation and then have the charge dismissed...

In Mississippi, certain felony convictions are expungable.  Here at Gibson & Mullennix we are happy to assist with any questions about felony expungements. According to Mississippi Code 99-19-71 the following felonies may be expunged by the Circuit Court: Larceny...

Gibson and Mullennix we handle all types of expungement cases help with your criminal record. Most of the time, a first offense misdemeanor may be expunged.  Under Mississippi Code 99-19-71 (1) Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor that is not a traffic...

At Gibson & Mullennix,  we handle a variety of cases.  Expungements are helpful to people who need their background checked for there employment or other reasons.  Expungements are helpful because they make a criminal record or a record of an arrest not appear on...