547.130. Stay of execution, when--exceptions. - Missouri Statutes

Stay of execution, when--exceptions.

547.130. No such appeal or writ shall stay or delay theexecution of such judgment or sentence, except in capital cases,unless the supreme court, or a judge thereof, or the court inwhich the judgment was rendered, or the judge of such court, oninspection of the record, shall be of opinion that there isprobable cause for such an appeal or writ of error, or so muchdoubt as to render it expedient to take the judgment of thesupreme court thereon, and shall make an order expresslydirecting that such appeal or writ of error shall operate as astay of proceedings on the judgment; but in capital cases theorder granting the appeal shall operate as such stay absolutely.

(RSMo 1939 § 4132)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3742; 1919 § 4088; 1909 § 5294