Section 631.04 — Excluding Minors From Attendance At Criminal Trials; Duty Of Officer; Penalty.
631.04 EXCLUDING MINORS FROM ATTENDANCE AT CRIMINAL TRIALS; DUTY OF OFFICER; PENALTY. A minor under the age of 17 who is not a party to, witness in, or directly interested in a criminal prosecution or trial before a district court, may not be present at the trial. A police officer, sheriff, or other officer in […]
Section 631.045 — Excluding Spectators From Courtroom.
631.045 EXCLUDING SPECTATORS FROM COURTROOM. At the trial of a complaint or indictment for a violation of sections 609.341 to 609.3451; 609.3453; 609.3458; 617.246, subdivision 2; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, when a minor under 18 years of age is the person upon, with, or against whom the crime is alleged to have been […]
Section 631.046 — Authorizing Presence Of Support Person For Minor Prosecuting Witness.
631.046 AUTHORIZING PRESENCE OF SUPPORT PERSON FOR MINOR PROSECUTING WITNESS. Subdivision 1. Child abuse and violent crime cases. Notwithstanding any other law, a prosecuting witness under 18 years of age in a case involving child abuse as defined in section 630.36, subdivision 2, a crime of violence, as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 5, or […]
Section 631.05 — Requiring Juror To Testify When Juror Has Personal Knowledge Respecting Fact In Controversy; View.
631.05 REQUIRING JUROR TO TESTIFY WHEN JUROR HAS PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE RESPECTING FACT IN CONTROVERSY; VIEW. If a juror has personal knowledge respecting a fact in controversy in a cause, the juror shall declare it in open court during the trial. If during the retirement of a jury, a juror declares a fact which could be […]
Section 631.06 — Questions Of Law And Fact; Decision Making; Court And Jury.
631.06 QUESTIONS OF LAW AND FACT; DECISION MAKING; COURT AND JURY. In criminal trials, the court shall decide questions of law, except in cases of criminal defamation, and the jury shall decide questions of fact. The defendant may object to a decision of the court on a matter of law. Although the jury may return […]
Section 631.07 — Order Of Final Argument.
631.07 ORDER OF FINAL ARGUMENT. When the giving of evidence is concluded in a criminal trial, unless the case is submitted on both sides without argument, the prosecution may make a closing argument to the jury. The defense may then make its closing argument to the jury. The prosecution shall then have the right to […]
Section 631.09 — Jury Deliberation; Accommodations.
631.09 JURY DELIBERATION; ACCOMMODATIONS. At the close of the evidence and after the court has charged the jury, the jury may decide the case in court or retire for deliberation. If the jury cannot agree on a verdict without retiring, the court shall swear one or more officers to take charge of the jury. The […]