Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 609.228 (2026)

Great Bodily Harm Caused By Distribution Of Drugs

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Whoever proximately causes great bodily harm by, directly or indirectly, unlawfully selling, giving away, bartering, delivering, exchanging, distributing, or administering a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2013 · leading case: State v. Baird, 654 N.W.2d 105 (Minn. 2002).
State v. Baird, 654 N.W.2d 105 (Minn. 2002). “1 (1998), and § 609.228, subd. 1 (1998), respectively, in connection with an altercation with a co- *108 resident at Baird’s home.”
State v. Harlin, 771 N.W.2d 46 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 609.228, subd. 1 (2008). Defendants who violate Minn.”
State v. Weyaus, 836 N.W.2d 579 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “1 (2010); third-degree assault (substantial bodily *581 harm) under Minn.Stat. § 609.228, subd. 1 (2010); and fifth-degree assault under Minn.”
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