Verdicts may be set aside, and new trials awarded on the application of the defendant. A new trial is a reexamination of the issue in the same court; the former verdict shall not be used or referred to on the subsequent trial, either in the evidence or argument.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 547.010
New trials
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 4123); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3733; 1919 § 4077; 1909 § 5283
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.