State ex rel. Westfall v. Clifford

REINHARD, Judge.

Relator sought an alternative writ of mandamus to compel respondent judge to vacate his order sustaining a motion to dismiss two causes filed against defendant. We issued the alternate writ which we now make permanent.

The sole issue to be decided is whether the informations in these cases, which were signed but not verified by the assistant prosecuting attorney, constitute valid charges against the defendant. The answer is yes. As noted by respondent, § 545.240, RSMo 1978, requires that all in-formations be signed by the prosecuting attorney and verified by his oath, if not…