The associate circuit judge before whom any such person shall be brought shall proceed, as soon as may be, to examine the complainant and witnesses produced in support of the prosecution, on oath, in the presence of the prisoner, in regard to the offense charged, and other matters connected with such charge which such associate circuit judge may deem pertinent.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.270
Procedure before associate circuit judge
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3863); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3473; 1919 § 3818; 1909 § 5026
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.