Whenever it shall appear, in the manner provided in section 545.490, that the inhabitants of the entire circuit are so prejudiced against the defendant that a fair trial cannot be had therein, the cause shall, by order of the court or judge thereof, be removed to another circuit, in which such prejudice is not alleged to exist.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.450
When case may be removed to another circuit
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4017); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3628; 1919 § 3971; 1909 § 5178
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.