Section 631.461 — Imprisonment; County Jail; Alternatives.
631.461 IMPRISONMENT; COUNTY JAIL; ALTERNATIVES. (a) When a sentence for an offense includes imprisonment in a county jail, the court may sentence the offender to imprisonment in a workhouse or correctional or work farm if there is one in the county where the offender is tried or where the offense was committed. If not, the […]
Section 631.471 — Protecting Inmates; Certain Forfeitures Abolished.
631.471 PROTECTING INMATES; CERTAIN FORFEITURES ABOLISHED. An inmate sentenced to imprisonment is under the protection of the law, and an unauthorized injury to the inmate’s person is punishable just as if the inmate were not convicted or sentenced. A conviction for a crime does not work a forfeiture of real or personal property or of […]
Section 631.48 — Sentence; Costs Of Prosecution.
631.48 SENTENCE; COSTS OF PROSECUTION. In a criminal action, upon conviction of the defendant, the court may order as part of the sentence that defendant shall pay the whole or any part of the disbursements of the prosecution, including disbursements made to extradite a defendant. The court may order this payment in addition to any […]
Section 631.22 — Jury Challenges.
631.22 JURY CHALLENGES. A challenge is an objection made to a trial jury, and is of two kinds: (1) to the panel; and (2) to an individual juror. When several defendants are tried together, they cannot sever the challenge, but shall join in making the challenge. History: (10729) RL s 5382; 1985 c 265 art […]
Section 631.36 — Voir Dire.
631.36 VOIR DIRE. At a voir dire examination, a challenged juror may be examined as a witness to prove or disprove the challenge. The juror shall answer every question pertinent to the inquiry. When challenged on the ground that the juror is not a citizen of the United States, the juror’s own testimony is competent […]
Section 631.40 — Judgment On Conviction; Judgment Roll.
631.40 JUDGMENT ON CONVICTION; JUDGMENT ROLL. Subdivision 1. Entering judgment; judgment roll. When judgment upon a conviction is rendered, the court administrator shall enter the judgment upon the minutes, stating briefly the offense for which the conviction was had. The court administrator shall then immediately attach together and file the papers specified in clauses (1) […]
Section 631.12 — Jury Discharged Without Verdict.
631.12 JURY DISCHARGED WITHOUT VERDICT. After the retirement of the jury, the court may discharge it if: (1) one of the jurors becomes so sick as to be unable to continue to serve on the jury; (2) the jury is unable to agree upon a verdict; or (3) any other accident or cause occurs to […]
Section 631.13 — Conditions Under Which Second Trial Permitted.
631.13 CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SECOND TRIAL PERMITTED. If a jury is discharged or prevented from giving a verdict because of accident, disagreement, or other cause, the case may be again tried at the same or another term, unless the defendant is discharged during the trial or after the case has been submitted to the jury. […]
Section 631.14 — Verdict For Lesser Included Offense.
631.14 VERDICT FOR LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE. Upon an indictment or complaint for an offense consisting of different degrees, the jury may find the defendant not guilty of the degree charged in the indictment or complaint, and guilty of any degree inferior to that. Upon an indictment or complaint for an offense, the jury may find […]
Section 631.15 — Verdict; Multiple Defendants.
631.15 VERDICT; MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS. If the jury cannot agree upon a verdict with respect to all defendants in a trial involving multiple defendants, it may render a verdict as to those defendants in regard to whom it does agree, on which a judgment shall be entered accordingly. The defendants not receiving a verdict may be […]