| SB 1038 | Clarifies procedure for instructions regarding lesser included offenses |
| Sponsor: | Caskey | |||
| LR Number: | 4143S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 4143-01 | |
| Committee: | Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 03/01/00 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2000 | |||
SB 1038 - This act clarifies that a criminal offense is
charged when: 1) it is in an indictment or information; or 2) it
is a lesser included offense. The act also codifies Missouri
Supreme Court notes on use for criminal jury instructions, by
requiring a court to instruct the jury with respect to a lesser
included offense only if there is a basis for acquitting the
defendant of the higher charge and convicting him of the included
offense.
JOAN GUMMELS