If no legal cause be shown for the imprisonment or restraint, or for the continuation thereof, the court shall forthwith discharge such party from the custody or restraint under which he is held.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.380
Prisoner discharged, when
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 1620, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1456; 1919 § 1906; 1909 § 2471
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.