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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 512.250

  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

When an application for a trial de novo is timely filed, the associate circuit judge or the clerk who has custody of the case papers shall forthwith transmit the case papers in the cause or a transcript thereof to the clerk receiving cases originally filed for hearing and determination before a circuit judge, and the cause shall thereupon be assigned for a trial de novo before a circuit or associate circuit judge in accordance with assignment procedures prescribed by local circuit court rule or as directed by the presiding judge of the circuit.