Effective - 28 Aug 1939
547.050. Court of its own motion may arrest judgment. — Judgment shall be arrested or set aside whenever it shall be made to appear to the court that the grand jury which found the indictment had no legal authority to inquire into the offense charged; or that the facts stated do not constitute any offense under the laws of this state; and the effect of such an arrest of judgment shall be to place the defendant in the same situation in which he was before indictment was found or information filed and the court may upon its view of any of these defects, arrest the judgment without motion.
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(RSMo 1939 § 4127)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3737; 1919 § 4081; 1909 § 5287
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVII - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 547 - Appeals, New Trials and Exceptions
Section 547.020 - New trials — when granted.
Section 547.030 - Motion for new trial.
Section 547.037 - Motion for release filed, when, procedure.
Section 547.040 - Motion in arrest of judgment — abolished.
Section 547.050 - Court of its own motion may arrest judgment.
Section 547.060 - In cases of arrest, court may order prisoner recommitted.
Section 547.070 - Appeals — when granted.
Section 547.080 - Writs of error.
Section 547.090 - Appeals in felony cases, within what time.
Section 547.100 - Appeals in misdemeanor cases — procedure.
Section 547.110 - Transcript on appeal prepared by clerk, when.
Section 547.120 - Transcript prepared by appellant, when.
Section 547.130 - Stay of execution, when — exceptions.
Section 547.140 - Suspension of judgment.
Section 547.150 - Stay of proceedings and writ of error to be filed.
Section 547.160 - Sheriff to keep prisoner in custody, when.
Section 547.170 - Prisoner, when let to bail.
Section 547.180 - Condition of recognizance — felony cases.
Section 547.190 - Recognizance on appeal — misdemeanor cases.
Section 547.200 - Appeal by state.
Section 547.210 - Indictment or information insufficient, defendant held — state may appeal.
Section 547.220 - Defendant to make recognizance in cases of appeal.
Section 547.230 - State may sue out writ of error.
Section 547.240 - Recognizances, where certified.
Section 547.250 - Forfeiture, where certified.
Section 547.270 - No assignment, or joinder in error, necessary.
Section 547.280 - Errors as to time or place of imprisonment, no ground for reversal.
Section 547.290 - Supreme court shall direct execution of sentence, when.
Section 547.300 - Effect of affirmance or reversal.
Section 547.310 - Defendant ordered arrested, when.
Section 547.320 - Cause remanded, procedure.
Section 547.350 - Power of marshal in executing order.