Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 546.15 (2026)

Jurors May Take Certain Papers

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On retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with them all papers received in evidence except depositions; but the court may direct that copies be made for their use of such records and documents as ought not, in its judgment, to be taken from those entitled to their possession. The jurors may also take with them notes of the testimony and proceedings made by themselves, but none others. All such papers, except the notes aforesaid, shall be returned to the court administrator before the jurors are discharged.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1951–1999 · leading case: State v. Kraushaar, 470 N.W.2d 509 (Minn. 1991).

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State v. Kraushaar, 470 N.W.2d 509 (Minn. 1991). · cites it 4× “2d 161, 166 (1975) (civil case holding that transparency containing figures which was projected on a screen for viewing by jury during trial and admitted in evidence was not a "deposition" under section 546.15, which provided that jury could take to jury room "all papers…”

Gopher Oil Co. v. Am. Hardware Mut. Ins. Co., 588 N.W.2d 756 (Minn. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 546.15 (1996) ("the jury may take with them all papers received in evidence except depositions"); Larson v.”

State v. Gensmer, 51 N.W.2d 680 (Minn. 1951). · cites it 6× “He claims that, since § 546.15 prohibits the jury from taking depositions with them into the jury room, the court erred in permitting this to be done.”

Adrian v. Edstrom, 229 N.W.2d 161 (Minn. 1975). “Therefore, if the exhibit was correctly admitted into evidence, it was within the trial court’s discretion to send it into the jury room pursuant to § 546.15. Of course, the trial court, on its own motion or at the instance of counsel, for good cause, could have withheld or…”

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