Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 547.160: Sheriff to keep prisoner in custody, when
What this law says, in plain English
When a court stays a judgment, the sheriff must keep the defendant in custody without carrying out the sentence while the appeal or writ of error is pending.
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