Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 610.10 (2026)

[Repealed]

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[Renumbered 611.026]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1956–1967 · leading case: Anderson v. Grasberg, 78 N.W.2d 450 (Minn. 1956).
Anderson v. Grasberg, 78 N.W.2d 450 (Minn. 1956). · cites it 8× “62 , *552 among others, to indicate the embodiment of the McNaghten rules of insanity in § 610.10. This section provides in part as follows: "* * * [A] person * * * shall not be excused from criminal liability except upon proof that at the time of committing the alleged criminal…”
State v. Finn, 100 N.W.2d 508 (Minn. 1960). · cites it 6× “Section 610.10 defines clearly and unequivocally, in the language of the M’Naghten case, the only grounds upon which the defense of insanity is allowed.”
State v. Eubanks, 152 N.W.2d 453 (Minn. 1967). · cites it 4× “Section 610.10 [renumbered 611.026] defines clearly and unequivocally, in the language of the M’Naghten case, the only grounds upon which the defense of insanity is allowed.”
State Ex Rel. Shannon v. Tahash, 121 N.W.2d 59 (Minn. 1963). “The court explained the *69 requirements of § 610.10 and also stated that relator was required to establish the defense by a fair preponderance of the evidence and that if he failed to do so the jury had the right to disregard his plea of insanity.”
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