The defendant in an indictment or information in a court of record, shall not be required to plead thereto until he shall have had a reasonable time in which to examine the same and to prepare his pleading.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.810
Defendant granted reasonable time to plead
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4002)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.