Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 595.01 (2026)
Witness
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A witness is a person whose declaration under oath is received as evidence for any purpose, whether such declaration is made on oral examination, or by deposition or affidavit.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1943–2006 · leading case: State v. Wembley, 712 N.W.2d 783 (Minn. Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Wembley, 712 N.W.2d 783 (Minn. Ct. App. 2006). “See Minn.Stat. § 595.01 (2004) (to be a “witness,” a person must give declarations under oath); Minn.”
State v. Fader, 358 N.W.2d 42 (Minn. 1984). “” Minn.Stat. § 595.01 (1982). Children under the age of 10 “who appear incapable of receiving just impressions of the facts respecting which they are examined, or of relating them truly, are not competent witnesses.”
State v. Mosby, 450 N.W.2d 629 (Minn. Ct. App. 1990). “See Minn.Stat. § 595.01 (1988); Minn.R.Civ.P.”
State v. Schifsky, 69 N.W.2d 89 (Minn. 1955). “er instrument or thing likely to produce grievous bodily harm; or “(5) Shall assault another with intent to commit a felony, or to prevent or resist the execution of any lawful process or mandate of any court, or officer, or the lawful apprehension or detention of himself or of…”
Pearson v. Bertelson, 69 N.W.2d 621 (Minn. 1955). “The testimony was to the effect that all the parties, including the decedent, expressly, or at least impliedly, by these conversations agreed or admitted that the $10,000 loan was made as a partnership obligation.”
Larson v. Dahlstrom, 8 N.W.2d 48 (Minn. 1943). “§ 595.01 (§ 9817), it was clearly inadmissible under said statute.”
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