Missouri Revised Statutes
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.350 (2026)
Evidence to be reduced to writing
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58.350. Evidence to be reduced to writing. — The evidence of such witnesses shall be taken down in writing and subscribed by them, and if it relate to the trial of any person concerned in the death, then the coroner shall bind such witnesses, by recognizance, in a reasonable sum for their appearance before the court having criminal jurisdiction of the county where the felony appears to have been committed, at the next term thereof, there to give evidence; and he shall return to the same court the inquisition, written evidence and recognizance by him taken.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13240)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11621; 1919 § 5929; 1909 § 2934
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2021 · leading case: State v. Onken, 701 S.W.2d 518 (Mo. Ct. App. 1985).
State v. Onken, 701 S.W.2d 518 (Mo. Ct. App. 1985). “Defendant argues that § 58.350, RSMo 1978, obliged the state to prepare a written transcript of the coroner’s inquest, and that the state was required by Rule 25 to furnish a copy of the same to the defendant upon discovery.”
Glasgow Sch. Dist. v. Howard Cnty. Coroner, 633 S.W.3d 822 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). ““The evidence of such witnesses shall be taken down in writing and subscribed by them…” §58.350. The jury draws up and delivers to the coroner their verdict which is signed by the coroner.”
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