Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.570 : CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trials, Judgments and Executions in Criminal Cases —VERDICTS, JUDGMENTS AND EXECUTIONS — Hearing before sentence

When the defendant appears for judgment, he must be informed by the court of the verdict of the jury, and asked whether he has any legal cause to show why judgment should not be pronounced against him; and if no such sufficient cause be shown against it, the court must render the proper judgment.