Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 545.790: Cause continued, when
What this law says, in plain English
This statute permits courts to postpone criminal cases when a defendant absconds, flees, cannot be located, or fails to appear after being released on bail, allowing process to be reissued later at the prosecutor's request.
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