Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 545.910: When state not entitled to further continuance
What this law says, in plain English
If a defendant applies for discharge and the state has material evidence unavailable but expects to obtain it by the next term, the court may continue the case once. If the defendant is not tried by the end of that term, the state gets no further continuances and the defendant must be discharged if requested.
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