Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.400

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 546.400 - Verdict must show degree of guilt

Upon the trial of any indictment for any offense where by law there may be conviction for different degrees of such offense, the jury, if they convict the defendant of a degree of the offense inferior to the offense alleged in the indictment, shall specify in their verdict of what degree of the offense they find the defendant guilty.

§ 546.400, RSMo

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3701; 1919 § 4045; 1909 § 5251