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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780 (2026)

Speedy trial, when

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  545.780.  Speedy trial, when — what constitutes — failure to comply not grounds for dismissal, exception. — 1.  If defendant announces that he is ready for trial and files a request for a speedy trial, then the court shall set the case for trial as soon as reasonably possible thereafter.

  2.  The provisions of this section shall be enforceable by mandamus. Neither the failure to comply with this section nor the state's failure to prosecute shall be grounds for the dismissal of the indictment or information unless the court also finds that the defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial.

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(RSMo 1939 § 4000, A.L. 1977 H.B. 241, A.L. 1984 S.B. 602, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1158)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3611; 1919 § 3954; 1909 § 5161

CROSS REFERENCE:

Trial of convict in prison on request required, when, 217.460

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 138 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1957–2025 · leading case: State of Missouri v. Sylvester R. Sisco II, 458 S.W.3d 304 (Mo. 2015).
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State of Missouri v. Sylvester R. Sisco II, 458 S.W.3d 304 (Mo. 2015). · cites it 20× “Sisco asserts that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss and in not designating the state’s nolle prosequi as a dismissal with prejudice because those rulings violated his right to a speedy trial under section 545.780, RSMo 2000, article I, sections 10 and 18…”
State Ex Rel. McKee v. Riley, 240 S.W.3d 720 (Mo. 2007). · cites it 22× “ss the indictment pending against him with prejudice on grounds that the failure to try him for over 18 months following his arrest violates his constitutional right to a speedy trial under the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution and under article…”
State v. Collins, 669 S.W.2d 933 (Mo. 1984). · cites it 23× “A The predecessor to our present speedy trial statute, § 545.780, RSMo 1969, provided only that All indictments and informations shall be tried at the term at which the indictment is found or information filed, if the defendant is in custody or appears at such term, or at the…”
State v. Bolin, 643 S.W.2d 806 (Mo. 1983). · cites it 19× “The trial court rejected appellant’s contention that he was denied a speedy trial under § 545.780 and under the state and federal constitutions.”
State v. Franco, 625 S.W.2d 596 (Mo. 1981). · cites it 25× “Although appellant asserts a violation of constitutional guarantees of a speedy trial, his argument is based upon the claim that he was not brought to trial within the 180-day limit specified by the Missouri Speedy Trial Act, effective September 1, 1978, (§ 545.780, RSMo 1978),…”
State v. Goddard, 649 S.W.2d 882 (Mo. 1983). · cites it 14× “Constitution and under the Missouri statutory provision § 545.780, RSMo 1978. *890 The record indicates that defendant was arrested on November 12, 1980 and tried on August 31, 1981; a total of nine and one-half months.”
State v. LaRette, 648 S.W.2d 96 (Mo. 1983). · cites it 10× “He contends he was denied his statutory right to a speedy trial under § 545.780, RSMo 1978. At the time of defendant's arraignment, the parties consented that the case be continued until December for the setting of various motions.”
State v. Sweeney, 701 S.W.2d 420 (Mo. 1985). · cites it 10× “Finally, appellant contends the delay between initial indictment and trial violated his right to a speedy trial then existing under statutory provision § 545.780, RSMo 1978. That section was substantially gutted and replaced by a section of the same number in 1984.”
State of Missouri v. David E. Smith, 491 S.W.3d 286 (Mo. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “denying his motions to dismiss his charges on the basis of a violation of his right to a speedy trial under section 545.780 RSMo 2000, which is Missouri’s speedy trial statute.”
State v. Bullington, 680 S.W.2d 238 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 12× “He also argues, even assuming the prosecution was commenced within the statute of limitations, that he was entitled to be discharged because his trial was not conducted within the time limits provided in § 545.780, RSMo 1978. Discussion of these points requires a recounting of…”
State v. Loewe, 756 S.W.2d 177 (Mo. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 8× “The first is that the trial court erred in not dismissing the charges because defendant’s right to a speedy trial under both the Missouri statute, § 545.780, RSMo 1978 (which was in effect at the time of his arraignment in November, 1983), and the federal constitution was…”
State v. Honeycutt, 96 S.W.3d 85 (Mo. 2003). · cites it 5× “The state appeals, arguing that under section 545.780, RSMo 2000, 1 a court can dismiss an information or indictment only if there has been a violation of the accused’s right to speedy trial and, further, that a dismissal in any other circumstance would impermis-sibly interfere…”
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— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(1) — 2 cases
State v. Bolin, 643 S.W.2d 806 (Mo. 1983). “The trial court rejected appellant’s contention that he was denied a speedy trial under § 545.780 and under the state and federal constitutions.”
Bolden v. Glass (E.D. Mo. 2020).
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(2) — 3 cases
State v. Bolin, 643 S.W.2d 806 (Mo. 1983). “The trial court rejected appellant’s contention that he was denied a speedy trial under § 545.780 and under the state and federal constitutions.”
State v. Crenshaw, 664 S.W.2d 224 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983).
Fields v. Banasco (E.D. Mo. 2020).
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(3) — 1 case
State v. Harris, 639 S.W.2d 122 (Mo. Ct. App. 1982).
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(3)(1) — 1 case
State v. Goddard, 649 S.W.2d 882 (Mo. 1983). “Constitution and under the Missouri statutory provision § 545.780, RSMo 1978. *890 The record indicates that defendant was arrested on November 12, 1980 and tried on August 31, 1981; a total of nine and one-half months.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(3)(1)(c) — 1 case
State v. Johnson, 684 S.W.2d 581 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984).
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(3)(2) — 1 case
State v. Bolin, 643 S.W.2d 806 (Mo. 1983). “The trial court rejected appellant’s contention that he was denied a speedy trial under § 545.780 and under the state and federal constitutions.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(3)(l) — 1 case
State v. Goddard, 649 S.W.2d 882 (Mo. 1983). “Constitution and under the Missouri statutory provision § 545.780, RSMo 1978. *890 The record indicates that defendant was arrested on November 12, 1980 and tried on August 31, 1981; a total of nine and one-half months.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(4) — 1 case
State v. Evans, 606 S.W.2d 789 (Mo. Ct. App. 1980).
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(5) — 6 cases
State v. Goddard, 649 S.W.2d 882 (Mo. 1983). “Constitution and under the Missouri statutory provision § 545.780, RSMo 1978. *890 The record indicates that defendant was arrested on November 12, 1980 and tried on August 31, 1981; a total of nine and one-half months.”
State v. Bolin, 643 S.W.2d 806 (Mo. 1983). “The trial court rejected appellant’s contention that he was denied a speedy trial under § 545.780 and under the state and federal constitutions.”
State v. Mosby, 667 S.W.2d 25 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984).
State v. Harris, 639 S.W.2d 122 (Mo. Ct. App. 1982).
State v. Crenshaw, 664 S.W.2d 224 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983).
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.780(5)(a) — 1 case
State v. Berry, 679 S.W.2d 868 (Mo. Ct. App. 1984).
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