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2016 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (540-552)
Chapter 552 Criminal Proceedings Involving Mental Illness
- Chapter Cross References
- Section 552.010 Mental disease or defect defined.
- Section 552.015 Evidence of mental disease or defect, admissible, when.
- Section 552.020 Lack of mental capacity bar to trial or conviction--psychiatric examination, when, report of--plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease, supporting pretrial evaluation, conditions of release--commitment to hospital, when--statements of accused inadmissible, when--jury may be impaneled to determine mental fitness.
- Section 552.030 Mental disease or defect, not guilty plea based on, pretrial investigation--evidence--notice of defense--examination, reports confidential--statements not admissible, exception--presumption of competency--verdict contents--order of commitment to department.
- Section 552.040 Definitions--acquittal based on mental disease or defect, commitment to state hospital required--immediate conditional release--conditional or unconditional release, when--prior commitment, authority to revoke--applications for release, notice, burden of persuasion, criteria--hearings required, when--denial, reapplication--escape, notice--additional criteria for release.
- Section 552.043 Hearings open to public.
- Section 552.045 Transcript of proceedings and preliminary letter to institution, when.
- Section 552.050 Mental illness during service of sentence, proceedings relating thereto.
- Section 552.060 Mental disease or defect upon sentence to death.
- Section 552.070 Power of governor to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons.
- Section 552.080 Court costs, examination fees, care and treatment, transportation, how paid.
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