Missouri Revised Statutes
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.220 (2026)
Demurrer or motion to quash indictment must specify grounds
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545.220. Demurrer or motion to quash indictment must specify grounds. — A demurrer to or motion to quash an indictment shall distinctly specify the grounds of objection to the indictment; unless it does so, it shall be disregarded, nor shall any reason be held to sustain such demurrer or motion not specified therein.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3949)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3560; 1919 § 3905; 1909 § 5112
CROSS REFERENCE:
Appeal by state, when demurrer to indictment sustained, 547.210
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1954–1965 · leading case: State v. Hartman, 273 S.W.2d 198 (Mo. 1954).
State v. Hartman, 273 S.W.2d 198 (Mo. 1954). “The only allegations referred to in defendant’s brief — (no allegations are distinctly specified in defendant’s motion to dismiss (§ 545.220, Sup. Ct. R. 25.06) or defendant’s motion for new trial (§ 547.”
State v. Elgin, 391 S.W.2d 341 (Mo. 1965). “06 (see § 545.220) defenses and objections that can be determined without trial of the general issue are to be raised by motion before trial; and paragraph (e) thereof reads: “Any motion filed under the provisions of these Rules shall specify clearly the defense or grounds of…”
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