Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.050: Misdemeanors may be tried by court.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Chapter 546 - Trials, Judgments and Executions in Criminal Cases
But the defendant and prosecuting attorney, with the assent of the court, may submit the trial of misdemeanors to the court, whose finding in all such offenses shall have the force and effect of the verdict of a jury.
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