Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.270
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
The associate circuit judge before whom any such person shall be brought shall proceed, as soon as may be, to examine the complainant and witnesses produced in support of the prosecution, on oath, in the presence of the prisoner, in regard to the offense charged, and other matters connected with such charge which such associate circuit judge may deem pertinent.
§ 544.270, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 3863