Bolivar County Criminal Trial Term - Weeks 5 and 6:

Week 5: one case was tried where two defendants were both convicted of first degree murder and aggravated assault - both received life sentences.

Week 6: one case was tried where a defendant was convicted of first degree murder - received a life sentence

Note: the only sentence for first degree murder in Mississippi is life in prison without the possibility of parole.

This concludes our fall criminal trial term. Spring trial term in Cleveland will start May 2025.