If any person about to be arraigned upon an indictment for a felony be without counsel to conduct his defense, and be unable to employ any, it shall be the duty of the court to assign him counsel, at his request, not exceeding two, who shall have free access to the prisoner at all reasonable hours.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.820
Court shall assign prisoner counsel, when
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4003); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3614; 1919 § 3957; 1909 § 5164
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.