But the defendant and prosecuting attorney, with the assent of the court, may submit the trial of misdemeanors to the court, whose finding in all such offenses shall have the force and effect of the verdict of a jury.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.050
Misdemeanors may be tried by court
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4052); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3663; 1919 § 4006; 1909 § 5213
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.