Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 545.420: Indictment against judge to be removed to another circuit
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedural rule requiring that criminal prosecutions against judges be transferred to a court in a different circuit, upon written order by the prosecuting attorney or a supreme court judge.
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