When the defendant appears for judgment, he must be informed by the court of the verdict of the jury, and asked whether he has any legal cause to show why judgment should not be pronounced against him; and if no such sufficient cause be shown against it, the court must render the proper judgment.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.570
Hearing before sentence
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case McGautha v. California (1971)
Most recently applied in Duckett v. State (October 1995)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4102); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3713; 1919 § 4057; 1909 § 5263
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Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.