| SB 0223 | Clarifies procedure for court instructions regarding lesser included offenses |
| Sponsor: | Caskey | |||
| LR Number: | 0811S.01T | Fiscal Note: | 0811-01 | |
| Committee: | Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 07/06/01 - Signed by Governor | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2001 | |||
SB 223 - 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.
The act is identical to SB 1038 (2000).
JOAN GUMMELS