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546.040 Issues of fact to be tried by jury.

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MO Code › Chapter 546 › Section 546.040

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546.040. Issues of fact to be tried by jury. — All issues of fact in any criminal cause shall be tried by a jury, to be selected, summoned and returned in a manner prescribed by law.

(RSMo 1939 § 4051) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3662; 1919 § 4005; 1909 § 5212 CROSS REFERENCE: Defendant may waive trial by jury, when, Const. Art. I § 22(a)

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