The court shall not, on the trial of the issue in any criminal case, sum up or comment upon the evidence, or charge the jury as to matter of fact, unless requested to so do by the prosecuting attorney and the defendant or his counsel; but the court may instruct the jury in writing on any point of law arising in the cause.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.380
Court not to charge, but may instruct jury
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4083); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3694; 1919 § 4038; 1909 § 5244
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.