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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 541.140 (2026)

Prisoner to be removed to proper county

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  541.140.  Prisoner to be removed to proper county. — If the defendant be in actual custody or confinement, the body of the defendant shall be removed to the jail of the proper county, in like manner and with like effect, in all respects, as in cases of change of venue.

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(RSMo 1939 § 3776)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3386; 1919 § 3731; 1909 § 4942

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Cited in 1 case, 1959–1959 · leading case: State v. Robinson, 325 S.W.2d 465 (Mo. 1959).
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State v. Robinson, 325 S.W.2d 465 (Mo. 1959). · cites it 2× “Defendant also cites § 541.140, which states that a defendant in actual confinement “shall be removed to the jail of the proper county, in like manner and with like effect, in all-respects, as in cases of change of venue.”
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