Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)

Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 547.290: Supreme court shall direct execution of sentence, when

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When a defendant appeals or files a writ of error, the Supreme Court either affirms the lower court's judgment and orders execution of the sentence, reverses it and orders a new trial, or orders the defendant's discharge.

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