SCOPE

The rules of procedure in criminal proceedings in this court are those prescribed by the laws of the United States and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, along with these Uniform Local Criminal Rules, and where applicable, by The Uniform Local Civil Rules of the United States District Courts for the Northern District and the Southern District of Mississippi. These rules shall be construed as consistent with acts of Congress and rules of practice and procedure prescribed by the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.