Missouri Chapter 545 — Proceedings Before Trial
- § 545.010. — Felonies and misdemeanors may be prosecuted by indictment or information, exceptions.
- § 545.015. — Definitions.
- § 545.020. — Recovery of fine or forfeiture, how.
- § 545.030. — Indictments and informations, when valid.
- § 545.040. — Indictments signed by whom.
- § 545.050. — Name of prosecutor on indictment, when.
- § 545.060. — Indictment to have name of prosecutor--by whom made--effect of failure.
- § 545.070. — Names of witnesses must be affixed to indictment.
- § 545.080. — Indictments, when not to be made public.
- § 545.090. — Judges and others forbidden to disclose finding of indictment.
- § 545.100. — Officer may make disclosure, when.
- § 545.110. — Second indictment suspends first, when.
- § 545.130. — Different degrees of same offense may be incorporated.
- § 545.140. — Two or more persons and offenses may be charged in same indictment, when--separate counts for each offense--all defendants need not be joined in each count--separate trials, when--substantial prejudice, defined.
- § 545.150. — Indictments in relation to property belonging to several owners.
- § 545.160. — Venue, how stated.
- § 545.170. — Intent to injure or defraud, how charged.
- § 545.180. — Certain indictments, what designation sufficient.
- § 545.190. — Identification of counterfeiting equipment.
- § 545.200. — Instruments, how described.
- § 545.210. — Money or note, how described.
- § 545.220. — Demurrer or motion to quash indictment must specify grounds.
- § 545.230. — Indictment by wrong name.
- § 545.240. — Informations--how filed, verified.
- § 545.250. — Who may make affidavit.
- § 545.260. — Lost affidavit, how replaced.
- § 545.270. — Form of information.
- § 545.280. — Prosecuting witness, who deemed.
- § 545.290. — Statute of jeofails applicable to proceedings by information.
- § 545.300. — Informations--amendment--substitution for defective indictment.
- § 545.310. — Issuance of warrant--recognizance after arrest.
- § 545.320. — Issuance of subpoenas for state witnesses.
- § 545.330. — Issuance of subpoenas for defense witnesses.
- § 545.340. — Disobedience to subpoena, how punished.
- § 545.350. — Tender of fees not necessary.
- § 545.360. — Law governing witnesses in civil cases to apply.
- § 545.370. — Witness to attend until end of case--consequences of failure to so attend.
- § 545.380. — Defense witnesses--commission to take deposition, when.
- § 545.390. — Depositions to be taken and read as in civil cases.
- § 545.400. — Conditional examination of witnesses.
- § 545.410. — Duty of prosecuting attorney in taking depositions.
- § 545.415. — Criminal cases, prosecutors and circuit attorneys may take depositions of any person, procedure--prisoners deposed, where.
- § 545.420. — Indictment against judge to be removed to another circuit.
- § 545.430. — Change of venue may be granted defendant.
- § 545.440. — Change of venue in counties where court held at more than one place.
- § 545.450. — When case may be removed to another circuit.
- § 545.460. — Removal to be made on application of defendant.
- § 545.470. — Application for change of venue, when made.
- § 545.473. — Cole County, change of venue, procedure.
- § 545.480. — Additional affidavit, when made.
- § 545.490. — Petition for change of venue must be proved and may be rebutted.
- § 545.500. — Order for removal shall specify what.
- § 545.510. — Order for removal, where entered.
- § 545.520. — Recognizance to be given.
- § 545.530. — Who may take recognizance.
- § 545.540. — Order for removal void, unless bail given.
- § 545.550. — Defendant in custody, to be removed, when--which county jail to house defendant.
- § 545.560. — Duty of sheriff.
- § 545.570. — In case of removal, transcript of record to be made.
- § 545.580. — Transcript to be filed.
- § 545.590. — Lost transcript may be replaced.
- § 545.600. — Witnesses to attend trial in cases of removal.
- § 545.610. — In case of removal, when notice to be given.
- § 545.620. — Costs, how taxed and paid.
- § 545.630. — Clerk, when liable to civil action.
- § 545.640. — Change of venue for one not to affect other defendants.
- § 545.650. — Change of venue and disqualification of judges in multiple-judge circuits.
- § 545.660. — When judge deemed incompetent to try case.
- § 545.690. — Another circuit judge may sit, when.
- § 545.700. — Adjourned term held, when.
- § 545.710. — Continuances, when and how granted.
- § 545.720. — Contents of affidavit.
- § 545.730. — Continuances on behalf of state, how obtained.
- § 545.740. — Witnesses to enter into recognizance, when.
- § 545.780. — Speedy trial, when--what constitutes--failure to comply not grounds for dismissal, exception.
- § 545.790. — Cause continued, when.
- § 545.800. — Copy of indictment or information furnished accused on request.
- § 545.810. — Defendant granted reasonable time to plead.
- § 545.820. — Court shall assign prisoner counsel, when.
- § 545.830. — Dilatory pleas, when entertained.
- § 545.840. — Matters pleaded occurring in another county.
- § 545.850. — Special term of court.
- § 545.860. — If prisoner bailed, no special term.
- § 545.870. — Prosecuting attorney to be notified, when.
- § 545.880. — Joint trials, when--separate trials for joint defendants, when --probability of prejudice exists, when.
- § 545.885. — Joint trials for persons jointly charged--exceptions--substantial prejudice defined.
- § 545.890. — Defendant imprisoned--discharge if not tried before end of second term.
- § 545.900. — Defendant on bail--discharged if not tried before end of third term.
- § 545.910. — When state not entitled to further continuance.
- § 545.920. — When defendant not entitled to discharge.
- § 545.930. — Endorsement or signature of pleadings in criminal cases.