Mo. Rev. Stat. § 547.010
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
Verdicts may be set aside, and new trials awarded on the application of the defendant. A new trial is a reexamination of the issue in the same court; the former verdict shall not be used or referred to on the subsequent trial, either in the evidence or argument.
§ 547.010, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 4123