Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 545.780: Speedy trial, when
What this law says, in plain English
When a defendant requests a speedy trial, the court must schedule it as soon as reasonably possible. Failure to comply does not automatically dismiss charges unless the defendant's constitutional speedy trial right is violated.
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