Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 545

Proceedings Before Trial

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Section 545.280.1

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August 28, 2015

Prosecuting witness, who deemed.

545.280. When the information is based on an affidavit filed with the

clerk or delivered to the prosecuting attorney, as provided for in section

545.250, the person who made such affidavit shall be deemed the prosecuting

witness, and in all cases in which by law an indictment is required to be

endorsed by a prosecutor, the person who makes the affidavit upon which the

information is based, or who verifies the information, shall be deemed the

prosecutor; and in case the prosecution shall fail from any cause, or the

defendant shall be acquitted, such prosecuting witness or prosecutor shall be

liable for the costs in the case not otherwise adjudged by the court, but the

prosecuting attorney shall not be liable for costs in any case.



(RSMo 1939 § 3900)



Prior revisions: 1929 § 3510; 1919 § 3855; 1909 § 5063







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