No plea in abatement or other dilatory plea to an indictment or information shall be received by any court, unless the party offering such plea shall prove the truth thereof by affidavit or some other evidence.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.830
Dilatory pleas, when entertained
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4005); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3616; 1919 § 3959; 1909 § 5166
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.