{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-546.580","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.580","heading":"Section 546.570 deemed directory, when.","body":"If the defendant has been heard on a motion for a new trial, or in arrest of judgment, and in all cases of misdemeanor, the requirements of section 546.570 shall be deemed directory, and the omission to comply with it shall not invalidate the judgment or sentence of the court.","path":["Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 546 - Trials, Judgments and Executions in Criminal Cases"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=546.580","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"8f90eb57fad09b50fb7090f3648aef67dc8ed7cf1e03f83aa1f12ea4985e4a7b","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-546.570","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-546.590"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}