Hearing before sentence.

546.570. When the defendant appears for judgment, he must beinformed by the court of the verdict of the jury, and askedwhether he has any legal cause to show why judgment should not bepronounced against him; and if no such sufficient cause be shownagainst it, the court must render the proper judgment.

(RSMo 1939 § 4102)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 3713; 1919 § 4057; 1909 § 5263

(1956) Where defendant is heard on motion for new trial, failure of record to show allocution is not error. State v. Juvenile Defendants (A.), 291 S.W.2d 628.

(1967) Right of allocution is applicable only after conviction upon trial by jury. State v. McClanahan (Mo.), 418 S.W.2d 71.