Miss. L. Coun. Ct. R. 3
In all criminal misdemeanor actions a six (6) person jury shall be used whether the case originated in County Court or was appealed from a lower court. Each party may exercise three (3) peremptory challenges.
At least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time that a case is set for trial each of the attorneys shall number and file his jury instructions with the clerk and submit to the Court and to counsel a numbered copy of the instructions so filed in the case. Each instruction shall be on a separate sheet of paper and shall be supported by appropriate citation of authority on separate sheets of paper. Except for good cause shown and as justice so requires, the Court will not entertain requests for additional instructions which have not been pre-filed.
Miss. L. Coun. Ct. R. 3