# Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.080: 546.080 Variance between charge and proof

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C546_S546.080

## Section

- **Citation:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.080
- **Heading:** 546.080 Variance between charge and proof
- **Jurisdiction:** Missouri
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MO Code / Chapter 546 / Section 546.080

## Text

546.080. Variance between charge and proof. — Whenever on the trial of any felony or misdemeanor, there shall appear to be any variance between the statement in the indictment or information and the evidence offered in proof thereof, in the Christian name or surname, or both the Christian name and surname, or other description whatsoever, or any person whomsoever therein named or described, or in the name or description of any matter or thing whatsoever therein named or described, or in the ownership of any property named or described therein, such variance shall not be deemed grounds for an acquittal of the defendant, unless the court before which the trial shall be had shall find that such variance is material to the merits of the case and prejudicial to the defense of the defendant.

(RSMo 1939 § 3951) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3562; 1919 § 3907; 1909 § 5114 (1964) Court did not err in permitting substitution of information for indictment at close of evidence and before submission of case to jury where the only difference was that information stated both the name and alias of person to whom defendant sold marijuana and indictment stated only the alias since defendant had known for over a month the true name of the person named in indictment. State v. Whittington (Mo.), 379 S.W.2d 518.

## Nearby sections

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