Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.420: Party remanded, not to be discharged on second writ.

It shall not be lawful for any court, on such second writ of habeas corpus, to discharge the prisoner, if he is clearly and specifically charged in the order remanding him, or on the warrant of commitment, with a criminal offense, but the prisoner, on the return of such writ, shall be bailed or remanded to prison, according to the circumstances of the case.