Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.320: Delay in case — failure to enforce regulation of proceedings — court-martial.

Any person subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490 shall be punished as a court-martial may direct who:

(1) Is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of any case of a person accused of an offense under sections 40.005 to 40.490; or

(2) Knowingly and intentionally fails to enforce or comply with any provision of sections 40.005 to 40.490 regulating the proceedings before, during, or after trial of an accused.