Missouri Constitution
Article I - Bill of Rights
Section 18(a) Rights of accused in criminal prosecutions.
Universal Citation: MO Const art I § 18(a)
That in criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to appear and defend, in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; to meet the witnesses (a)
against him face to face; to have process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf; and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county.
Source: Const. of 1875, Art. I, Sec. 22.
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