Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.080
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56.080 Duties — habeas corpus.
Official statutory text
56.080. Duties — habeas corpus. — In all criminal cases where any person or persons are brought up on writs of habeas corpus before a judge of any court of record, it shall be the duty of such attorney to attend upon the hearing of such application on behalf of the state.
(RSMo 1939 § 12945) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11319; 1919 § 739; 1909 § 1009
(RSMo 1939 § 12945) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11319; 1919 § 739; 1909 § 1009
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