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MO Rev Stat § 562.041 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.041 - Responsibility for the conduct of another.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   562.041. Responsibility for the conduct of another. — 1. A person is criminally responsible for the conduct of another when:  (1) The statute defining the offense makes him or her so responsible; or  (2) Either before or during the commission of an offense with the purpose of promoting the commission of an offense, he or she aids or agrees to aid or attempts to aid such other person in planning, committing or attempting to commit the offense.  2. However, a person is not so responsible if:  (1) He or she is the victim of the offense committed or attempted;  (2) The offense is so defined that his or her conduct was necessarily incident to the commission or attempt to commit the offense. If his or her conduct constitutes a related but separate offense, he or she is criminally responsible for that offense but not for the conduct or offense committed or attempted by the other person;  (3) Before the commission of the offense such person abandons his or her purpose and gives timely warning to law enforcement authorities or otherwise makes proper effort to prevent the commission of the offense.  3. The defense provided by subdivision (3) of subsection 2 of this section is an affirmative defense. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17  (1997) Female can be held guilty of rape where she aids a male in committing the rape, even though she cannot commit a rape individually. Bass v. State, 950 S.W.2d 940 (Mo.App.W.D.).
MO Rev Stat § 562.046 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.046 - Defense precluded.

Effective - 01 Jan 1979   562.046. Defense precluded. — It is no defense to any prosecution for an offense in which the criminal responsibility of the defendant is based upon the conduct of another that  (1) Such other person has been acquitted or has not been convicted or has been convicted of some other offense or degree of offense or lacked criminal capacity or was unaware of the defendant's criminal purpose or is immune from prosecution or is not amenable to justice; or  (2) The defendant does not belong to that class of persons who was legally capable of committing the offense in an individual capacity. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60)  Effective 1-01-79
MO Rev Stat § 562.051 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.051 - Conviction of different degrees of offenses.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   562.051. Conviction of different degrees of offenses. — Except as otherwise provided, when two or more persons are criminally responsible for an offense which is divided into degrees, each person is guilty of such degree as is compatible with his or her own culpable mental state and with his or her own accountability for an aggravating or mitigating fact or circumstance. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 562.056 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.056 - Liability of corporations and unincorporated associations.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   562.056. Liability of corporations and unincorporated associations. — 1. A corporation is guilty of an offense if:  (1) The conduct constituting the offense consists of an omission to discharge a specific duty of affirmative performance imposed on corporations by law; or  (2) The conduct constituting the offense is engaged in by an agent of the corporation while acting within the scope of his or her employment and in behalf of the corporation, and the offense is a misdemeanor or an infraction, or the offense is one defined by a statute that clearly indicates a legislative intent to impose such criminal liability on a corporation; or  (3) The conduct constituting the offense is engaged in, authorized, solicited, requested, commanded or knowingly tolerated by the board of directors or by a high managerial agent acting within the scope of his or her employment and in behalf of the corporation.  2. An unincorporated association is guilty of an offense if:  (1) The conduct constituting the offense consists of an omission to discharge a specific duty of affirmative performance imposed on the association by law; or  (2) The conduct constituting the offense is engaged in by an agent of the association while acting within the scope of his or her employment and in behalf of the association and the offense is one defined by a statute that clearly indicates a legislative intent to impose such criminal liability on the association.  3. As used in this section:  (1) "Agent" means any director, officer or employee of a corporation or unincorporated association or any other person who is authorized to act in behalf of the corporation or unincorporated association;  (2) "High managerial agent" means an officer of a corporation or any other agent in a position of comparable authority with respect to the formulation of corporate policy or the supervision in a managerial capacity of subordinate employees. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 562.061 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.061 - Liability of individual for conduct of corporation or unincorporated association.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   562.061. Liability of individual for conduct of corporation or unincorporated association. — A person is criminally liable for conduct constituting an offense which he or she performs or causes to be performed in the name of or in behalf of a corporation or unincorporated association to the same extent as if such conduct were performed in his or her own name or behalf. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 562.066 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.066 - Entrapment.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   562.066. Entrapment. — 1. The commission of acts which would otherwise constitute an offense is not criminal if the actor engaged in the prescribed conduct because he or she was entrapped by a law enforcement officer or a person acting in cooperation with such an officer.  2. An "entrapment" is perpetuated if a law enforcement officer or a person acting in cooperation with such an officer, for the purpose of obtaining evidence of the commission of an offense, solicits, encourages or otherwise induces another person to engage in conduct when he or she was not ready and willing to engage in such conduct.  3. The relief afforded by subsection 1 of this section is not available as to any crime which involves causing physical injury to or placing in danger of physical injury a person other than the person perpetrating the entrapment.  4. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of entrapment. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 562.071 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.071 - Duress.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   562.071. Duress. — 1. It is an affirmative defense that the defendant engaged in the conduct charged to constitute an offense because he or she was coerced to do so, by the use of, or threatened imminent use of, unlawful physical force upon him or her or a third person, which force or threatened force a person of reasonable firmness in his situation would have been unable to resist.  2. The defense of "duress" as defined in subsection 1 is not available:  (1) As to the crime of murder;  (2) As to any offense when the defendant recklessly places himself or herself in a situation in which it is probable that he or she will be subjected to the force or threatened force described in subsection 1 of this section. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17  (1984) Duress is not available as a defense to first degree felony murder. State v. Rumble (Mo. banc), 680 S.W.2d 939.
MO Rev Stat § 562.076 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.076 - Intoxicated or drugged condition.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   562.076. Intoxicated or drugged condition. — 1. A person who is in an intoxicated or drugged condition, whether from alcohol, drugs or other substance, is criminally responsible for conduct unless such condition is involuntarily produced and deprived him or her of the capacity to know or appreciate the nature, quality or wrongfulness of his or her conduct.  2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of intoxicated or drugged condition.  3. Evidence that a person was in a voluntarily intoxicated or drugged condition may be admissible when otherwise relevant on issues of conduct but in no event shall it be admissible for the purpose of negating a mental state which is an element of the offense. In a trial by jury, the jury shall be so instructed when evidence that a person was in a voluntarily intoxicated or drugged condition has been received into evidence. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1983 S.B. 276, A.L. 1984 S.B. 448 § A--effective 10-1-84, A.L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 562.086 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 562 - General Principles of Liability|Section 562.086 - Lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   562.086. Lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect. — 1. A person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect he was incapable of knowing and appreciating the nature, quality or wrongfulness of his or her conduct.  2. The procedures for the defense of lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect are governed by the provisions of chapter 552. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1993 S.B. 180, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 563.011 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 563 - Defense of Justification|Section 563.011 - Chapter definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   563.011. Chapter definitions. — As used in this chapter the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Armed nuclear security guard", a security guard who works at a nuclear power plant, who is employed as part of the security plan approved by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and who meets the requirements mandated by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for carrying a firearm;  (2) "Deadly force", physical force which the actor uses with the purpose of causing or which he or she knows to create a substantial risk of causing death or serious physical injury;  (3) "Dwelling", any building, inhabitable structure, or conveyance of any kind, whether the building, inhabitable structure, or conveyance is temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile, which has a roof over it, including a tent, and is designed to be occupied by people lodging therein at night;  (4) "Forcible felony", any felony involving the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual, including but not limited to murder, robbery, burglary, arson, kidnapping, assault, and any forcible sexual offense;  (5) "Premises", includes any building, inhabitable structure and any real property;  (6) "Private person", any person other than a law enforcement officer;  (7) "Private property", any real property in this state that is privately owned or leased;  (8) "Remain after unlawfully entering", to remain in or upon premises after unlawfully entering as defined in this section;  (9) "Residence", a dwelling in which a person resides either temporarily or permanently or is visiting as an invited guest;  (10) "Structure or fenced yard", any structure, fenced yard, wall, building, other similar barrier, or any combination of the foregoing that is located on the real property of a nuclear power plant and that is posted with signage indicating it is a felony to trespass;  (11) "Unlawfully enter", a person unlawfully enters in or upon premises or private property when he or she enters such premises or private property and is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless of his or her purpose, enters in or upon private property or premises that are at the time open to the public does so with license unless he or she defies a lawful order not to enter, personally communicated to him or her by the owner of such premises or by another authorized person. A license to enter in a building that is only partly open to the public is not a license to enter in that part of the building that is not open to the public. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2007 S.B. 62 & 41, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al., A.L. 2018 H.B. 1797)
MO Rev Stat § 563.016 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 563 - Defense of Justification|Section 563.016 - Civil remedies unaffected.

Effective - 01 Jan 1979   563.016. Civil remedies unaffected. — The fact that conduct is justified under this chapter does not abolish or impair any remedy for such conduct which is available in any civil actions. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60)  Effective 1-01-79
MO Rev Stat § 563.021 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 563 - Defense of Justification|Section 563.021 - Execution of public duty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   563.021. Execution of public duty. — 1. Unless inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter defining the justifiable use of physical force, or with some other provision of law, conduct which would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable and not criminal when such conduct is required or authorized by a statutory provision or by a judicial decree. Among the kinds of such provisions and decrees are:  (1) Laws defining duties and functions of public servants;  (2) Laws defining duties of private persons to assist public servants in the performance of their functions;  (3) Laws governing the execution of legal process;  (4) Laws governing the military services and the conduct of war;  (5) Judgments and orders of courts.  2. The defense of justification afforded by subsection 1 of this section applies:  (1) When a person reasonably believes his or her conduct to be required or authorized by the judgment or directions of a competent court or tribunal or in the legal execution of legal process, notwithstanding lack of jurisdiction of the court or defect in the legal process;  (2) When a person reasonably believes his or her conduct to be required or authorized to assist a public servant in the performance of his or her duties, notwithstanding that the public servant exceeded his or her legal authority.  3. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of justification under this section. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 563.026 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 563 - Defense of Justification|Section 563.026 - Justification generally.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   563.026. Justification generally. — 1. Unless inconsistent with other provisions of this chapter defining justifiable use of physical force, or with some other provision of law, conduct which would otherwise constitute any offense other than a class A felony or murder is justifiable and not criminal when it is necessary as an emergency measure to avoid an imminent public or private injury which is about to occur by reason of a situation occasioned or developed through no fault of the actor, and which is of such gravity that, according to ordinary standards of intelligence and morality, the desirability of avoiding the injury outweighs the desirability of avoiding the injury sought to be prevented by the statute defining the offense charged.  2. The necessity and justifiability of conduct under subsection 1 of this section may not rest upon considerations pertaining only to the morality and advisability of the statute, either in its general application or with respect to its application to a particular class of cases arising thereunder. Whenever evidence relating to the defense of justification under this section is offered, the court shall rule as a matter of law whether the claimed facts and circumstances would, if established, constitute a justification.  3. The defense of justification under this section is an affirmative defense. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 563.033 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 563 - Defense of Justification|Section 563.033 - Battered spouse syndrome evidence that defendant acted in self-defense or defense of another — procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   563.033. Battered spouse syndrome evidence that defendant acted in self-defense or defense of another — procedure. — 1. Evidence that the actor was suffering from the battered spouse syndrome shall be admissible upon the issue of whether the actor lawfully acted in self-defense or defense of another.  2. If the defendant proposes to offer evidence of the battered spouse syndrome, he shall file written notice thereof with the court in advance of trial. Thereafter, the court, upon motion of the state, shall appoint one or more private psychiatrists or psychologists, as defined in section 632.005, or physicians with a minimum of one year training or experience in providing treatment or services to intellectually disabled or mentally ill individuals, who are neither employees nor contractors of the department of mental health for the purposes of performing the examination in question, to examine the accused, or shall direct the director of the department of mental health, or his designee, to have the accused so examined by one or more psychiatrists or psychologists, as defined in section 632.005, or physicians with a minimum of one year training or experience in providing treatment or services to intellectually disabled or mentally ill individuals designated by the director, or his designee, for the purpose of examining the defendant. No private psychiatrist, psychologist, or physician shall be appointed by the court unless he has consented to act. The examinations ordered shall be made at such time and place and under such conditions as the court deems proper; except that if the order directs the director of the department of mental health to have the accused examined, the director, or his designee, shall determine the reasonable time, place and conditions under which the examination shall be conducted. The order may include provisions for the interview of witnesses.  3. No statement made by the accused in the course of any such examination and no information received by any physician or other person in the course thereof, whether such examination was made with or without the consent of the accused or upon his motion or upon that of others, shall be admitted in evidence against the accused on the issue of whether he committed the act charged against him in any criminal proceeding then or thereafter pending in any court, state or federal. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 341, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1064)  (1990) Evidence of "battered spouse syndrome" admissible in claims of self-defense does not depend on defendant's marital status. (Mo.App.E.D.) State v. Williams, 787 S.W.2d 308. (1995) Where wife looked for someone to kill her husband for over three months prior to murder, statute prohibits the battered spouse syndrome because defendant had not been able to raise the issue of self-defense. Anderson v. Goeke, 44 F.3d 675 (8th Cir.).
MO Rev Stat § 563.046 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders|Chapter 563 - Defense of Justification|Section 563.046 - Law enforcement officer's use of force in making an arrest.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 4 histories   563.046. Law enforcement officer's use of force in making an arrest. — 1. A law enforcement officer need not retreat or desist from efforts to effect the arrest, or from efforts to prevent the escape from custody, of a person he or she reasonably believes to have committed an offense because of resistance or threatened resistance of the arrestee. In addition to the use of physical force authorized under other sections of this chapter, a law enforcement officer is, subject to the provisions of subsections 2 and 3, justified in the use of such physical force as he or she reasonably believes is immediately necessary to effect the arrest or to prevent the escape from custody.  2. The use of any physical force in making an arrest is not justified under this section unless the arrest is lawful or the law enforcement officer reasonably believes the arrest is lawful, and the amount of physical force used was objectively reasonable in light of the totality of the particular facts and circumstances confronting the officer on the scene, without regard to the officer's underlying intent or motivation.  3. In effecting an arrest or in preventing an escape from custody, a law enforcement officer is justified in using deadly force only:  (1) When deadly force is authorized under other sections of this chapter; or  (2) When the officer reasonably believes that such use of deadly force is immediately necessary to effect the arrest or prevent an escape from custody and also reasonably believes that the person to be arrested:  (a) Has committed or attempted to commit a felony offense involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical injury; or  (b) Is attempting to escape by use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or  (c) May otherwise endanger life or inflict serious physical injury to the officer or others unless arrested without delay.  4. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of justification under this section. ­­-------- (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2332)  Effective 1-01-17