No judge, prosecuting attorney, or other officer of any court, shall disclose the fact of any such indictment being found until the defendant therein shall have been arrested or recognized to answer the same; and any person violating this provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.090
Judges and others forbidden to disclose finding of indictment
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3937); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3548; 1919 § 3893; 1909 § 5100
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.