532.350. Evidence admissible on hearing--duty of judge. - Missouri Statutes

Evidence admissible on hearing--duty of judge.

532.350. When the offense is clearly and specifically setforth in the warrant of commitment, no evidence other than theexamination taken and certified thereunto shall be received foror against the prisoner, unless such examination has not beentaken and certified according to law, in which case thecommitting judge may be examined, if desired by the prisoner, asto the evidence on which the commitment was found, and thereuponthe court shall proceed to bail, discharge or remand theprisoner, as the circumstances of the case may require; and inthe absence of all such evidence, the prisoner shall not bedischarged, but may be bailed or remanded, according to thecircumstances of the case.

(RSMo 1939 § 1628, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1464; 1919 § 1914; 1909 § 2479

Effective 1-2-79