Prisoner discharged, when.

532.380. If no legal cause be shown for the imprisonment orrestraint, or for the continuation thereof, the court shallforthwith discharge such party from the custody or restraintunder which he is held.

(RSMo 1939 § 1620, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1456; 1919 § 1906; 1909 § 2471

Effective 1-2-79