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Mississippi Code Title 47. Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole § 47-7-37.1 § 47-7-37.1. Revocation of probation

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence, that a probationer or a person under post-release supervision has committed a felony or absconded, the court may revoke his probation and impose any or all of the sentence.  For purposes of this section, “absconding from supervision” means the failure of a probationer to report to his supervising officer for six (6) or more consecutive months.

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