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Section/Rule:
30.06

Subject:
Rule 30 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Appellate Procedure in All Criminal Cases A. Criminal Proceedings Pending Before a Circuit Judge
Publication / Adopted Date:
June 13, 1979

Topic:
Briefs - Contents - Time for Service and Filing
Revised / Effective Date:
January 1, 2018

30.06. Briefs - Contents - Time for Service and Filing

(a) Form and Contents. The form and contents of the briefs shall contain the material prescribed by Rule 84.04 and Rule 84.06.

(b) Jurisdictional Statement. With respect to the jurisdictional statement required by Rule 84.04, bare recitals such as "This is a case wherein defendant received a life sentence" or other similar general statements or conclusions are insufficient and will not be accepted.

The following are examples of a sufficient statement:

"Appellant was convicted of first degree murder, section 565.020, RSMo, and was sentenced to imprisonment for life without eligibility for probation or parole" or "Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, section 365.021, RSMo, and was sentenced to imprisonment for life."

(c) Cross-appeals. In all cross-appeals, the state of Missouri shall be the respondent.

(d) Filing. The filing of briefs shall be as provided in Rule 84.05(a) and Rule 84.05(b).


(Adopted Jun. 13, 1979, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Amended May 15, 1984, eff. Oct. 1, 1984; April 21, 1988, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; May 27, 1999, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Dec. 15, 2000, eff. July 1, 2001; May 19, 2016, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Jun. 27, 2017, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)

Committee Note - 1980 [REPEALED]