Missouri Revised Statutes
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.350 (2026)
Complaint to be read, time given for advice
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544.350. Complaint to be read, time given for advice. — The associate circuit judge shall strictly inform the prisoner of the charge made against him, and read to him the complaint, if requested to do so, and he shall allow the prisoner reasonable time to advise with his counsel, and, for that purpose, to send for counsel, if he require it.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3867)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3477; 1919 § 3822; 1909 § 5030
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1969–2022 · leading case: State v. Turley, 442 S.W.2d 75 (Mo. 1969).
State v. Turley, 442 S.W.2d 75 (Mo. 1969). “, § 544.350, RSMo 1959, §§ 10 and 18(a) of Article I, Constitution of Missouri, V.”
State of Missouri v. Allen John Dale Anderson, 653 S.W.3d 677 (Mo. Ct. App. 2022). “350, which specifies that, in conducting a preliminary hearing, “[t]he associate circuit judge shall strictly inform the prisoner of the charge made against him, and read to him the complaint, if requested to do so, and he shall allow the prisoner reasonable time to advise with…”
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