After the examination of the complainant and the witnesses on the part of the prosecution, the witnesses for the accused may be sworn and examined, and the prisoner may, at his request, be sworn and examined as a witness in his behalf, under the restrictions applicable to the examination of defendants in the trial of criminal cases.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.380
Examination of prisoner and his witnesses
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3871); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3481; 1919 § 3826; 1909 § 5034
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.