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2016 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS (556-600)
Chapter 556 Preliminary Provisions (Criminal Code)
Section 556.056 (Repealed L. 2014 S.B. 491 § A)

MO Rev Stat § 556.056 (2016) What's This?

556.056. When the phrase "affirmative defense" is used in the code, it means

(1) The defense referred to is not submitted to the trier of fact unless supported by evidence; and

(2) If the defense is submitted to the trier of fact the defendant has the burden of persuasion that the defense is more probably true than not.

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