Missouri Laws 532.460 – When prisoner may be let to bail
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 532.460
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
When the imprisonment is for a criminal or supposed criminal matter, the court before whom the prisoner shall be brought, under the provisions of this chapter, shall not discharge him for any informality, insufficiency or irregularity of the commitment; but if, from the examination taken and certified by the committing judge, or other evidence, it appear that there is sufficient legal cause for commitment, he shall proceed to take bail, if the offense be bailable, and good bail be offered; if not, shall commit the prisoner to jail.