Terms Used In Missouri Laws 545.350

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

It shall not be necessary to pay or tender any fees whatever to any witness summoned on the part of the state or on the part of the defendant, but such witness shall be bound to attend and be liable for his nonattendance in the same manner as if the fees allowed to witness had been duly paid to him.