547.010. New trials. — 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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 4123)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3733; 1919 § 4077; 1909 § 5283