{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-546.050","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.050","heading":"Misdemeanors may be tried by court.","body":"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.","path":["Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 546 - Trials, Judgments and Executions in Criminal Cases"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=546.050","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"5af7c228c10b901989bb3c58ff694a17cd344ecf9e5549a2c85e34f0e47e688d","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-546.040","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-546.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}