547.170. Prisoner, when let to bail. - Missouri Statutes

Prisoner, when let to bail.

547.170. In all cases where an appeal or writ of error is prosecutedfrom a judgment in a criminal cause, except where the defendant is undersentence of death or imprisonment in the penitentiary for life, or anysentence of imprisonment for a violation of sections 195.222, RSMo,565.021, RSMo, 565.050, RSMo, section 566.030, 566.032, 566.040, 566.060,566.062, 566.070, 566.100, RSMo, or where the defendant has entered a pleaof guilty to or been found guilty of any sexual offense under chapter 566,RSMo, where the victim was less than seventeen years of age at the time thecrime was committed, any sexual offense under chapter 568, RSMo, where thevictim was less than seventeen years of age at the time the crime wascommitted, or any pornographic offense involving a minor as set forth insections 573.023, 573.025, 573.035, 573.037, and 573.040, RSMo, any courtor officer authorized to order a stay of proceedings under the precedingprovisions may allow a writ of habeas corpus, to bring up the defendant,and may thereupon let him to bail upon a recognizance, with sufficientsureties, to be approved by such court or judge.

(RSMo 1939 § 4136, A.L. 1993 S.B. 180, A.L. 2002 S.B. 758 merged with S.B. 969, et al., A.L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al.)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3746; 1919 § 4092; 1909 § 5298

Effective 6-05-06

CROSS REFERENCE:

No bail, certain defendants, certain offenses, RSMo 544.671

(1975) Unwillingness of private bondsman to underwrite petitioner's release is no basis for a writ of habeas corpus. Application of Holt (A.), 518 S.W.2d 451.