Section 611.02 — Presumption Of Innocence; Conviction Of Lowest Degree, When.

MN Stat § 611.02 (2019) (N/A)
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Every defendant in a criminal action is presumed innocent until the contrary is proved and, in case of a reasonable doubt, is entitled to acquittal; and when an offense has been proved against the defendant, and there exists a reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees the defendant is guilty, the defendant shall be convicted only of the lowest.

History: (9952) RL s 4784; 1986 c 444