Missouri Statutes
§ 544.190 — Rights of officer in making arrests.
Missouri § 544.190
This text of Missouri § 544.190 (Rights of officer in making arrests.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Missouri primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.190 (2026).
Text
If, after notice of the intention to arrest the defendant, he either flee or forcibly resist, the officer may use all necessary means to effect the arrest.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 3960)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3571; 1919 § 3914; 1909 § 5121
(1976) This section and § 559.040 held unconstitutional as a violation of due process as guaranteed by the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Caveat, this is a four to three decision and may be considered by the supreme court. Mattis v. Schnarr (C.A. Mo.), 547 F.2d 1007.
(1980) A jury is fully capable of understanding the term "necessary means" without further definition. Davis v. Moore (A.), 601 S.W.2d 316.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 544.010
Magistrate defined.§ 544.020
Issuance of warrant upon complaint.§ 544.046
Compact — entered into.§ 544.050
Recognizances.§ 544.070
Issuance of process.§ 544.090
Warrants, where executed.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Missouri § 544.190, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mo/544.190.