Upon the trial of any indictment for any offense where by law there may be conviction for different degrees of such offense, the jury, if they convict the defendant of a degree of the offense inferior to the offense alleged in the indictment, shall specify in their verdict of what degree of the offense they find the defendant guilty.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.400
Verdict must show degree of guilt
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4090); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3701; 1919 § 4045; 1909 § 5251
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.