Mississippi Model Jury Instructions- Criminal
CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS (A-L)
321 Curtilage
Curtilage is the area next to a person’s home and includes the yard, garden, and other areas for any outbuildings.
Sources
Mississippi Model Jury Instruction – Criminal 3:11.
Jordan v. State, 728 So. 2d 1088, 1095-96 (Miss. 1998) (The curtilage of a dwelling is a space necessary and convenient, habitually used for family purposes and for the carrying on of domestic employment; it is the yard, garden or field which is near to and used in connection with the dwelling.)
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