Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 628.10 (2026)
Indictments; Contents
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The first pleading on the part of the state is the indictment, which shall contain:
(1) the title of the action, specifying the name of the court to which the indictment is presented, and the names of the parties;
(2) a statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language, without repetition.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1945–2024 · leading case: State v. Cantrell, 18 N.W.2d 681 (Minn. 1945).
State v. Cantrell, 18 N.W.2d 681 (Minn. 1945). “…a public offense: “2. That said indictment does not substantially conform to the requirements” of Minn. St. 1941, §§ 628.10 to 628.13 (Mason St. 1927, §§ 10639 to 10642), as qualified by § 628.18 (§ 10647) thereof; and “3. That more than one offense is charged in the…”
State v. Bolsinger, 21 N.W.2d 480 (Minn. 1946). “Under § 628.10(2), (§ 10639, subd. 2), an indictment should contain “A statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language * * *.”
State v. Briton, 121 N.W.2d 577 (Minn. 1963). “1 While there were two other forged checks in small amounts passed by defendant at about the same time, and he has a long record of similar check-writing offenses, we cannot escape the conclusion that a sentence of up to 20 years in prison is unduly harsh.”
State v. Britt, 156 N.W.2d 261 (Minn. 1968). “23 provides the grounds of demurrer to an indictment in part as follows: “(2) That it does not substantially conform to the requirements of sections 628.10 to 628.13, as qualified by section 628.”
State v. Perra, 125 N.W.2d 44 (Minn. 1963). “23 provides: “The defendant may demur to the indictment when it shall appear from the face thereof: “(1) That the grand jury by which it was found had no legal authority to inquire into the offense charged, by reason of its not being within the local jurisdiction of the county;…”
State v. LaValla, 153 N.W.2d 135 (Minn. 1967). “12 that it “shall be direct and certain as it regards: * * * The particular circumstances of the offense charged, when they are necessary to constitute a complete offense,” and of § 628.10(2), which provides that the indictment shall contain “[a] statement of the acts…”
State of Minnesota v. Kenneth Jagger Crawford (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). “See Minn. Stat. §§ 628.10 (“The first pleading on the part of the state is the indictment, which shall contain: (1) the title of the action, specifying the name of the court to which the indictment is presented, and the names of the parties; (2) a statement of the acts…”
— Minn. Stat. § 628.10(2) — 2 cases
State v. Bolsinger, 21 N.W.2d 480 (Minn. 1946). “Under § 628.10(2), (§ 10639, subd. 2), an indictment should contain “A statement of the acts constituting the offense, in ordinary and concise language * * *.”
State v. LaValla, 153 N.W.2d 135 (Minn. 1967). “12 that it “shall be direct and certain as it regards: * * * The particular circumstances of the offense charged, when they are necessary to constitute a complete offense,” and of § 628.10(2), which provides that the indictment shall contain “[a] statement of the acts…”
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