Minnesota § 631.06 QUESTIONS OF LAW AND FACT; DECISION MAKING; COURT AND JURY

Minnesota Statutes

§ 631.06 — QUESTIONS OF LAW AND FACT; DECISION MAKING; COURT AND JURY

Minnesota § 631.06

PartCRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PEACE OFFICERS; PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS

Ch. 631CRIMINAL TRIAL; CONVICTION; SENTENCE

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Minn. Stat. § 631.06 (2026).

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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 a general verdict including questions of law as well as fact, it shall receive as law the court's instructions.

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