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Minn. Stat. § 628.15 (2026)

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The precise time at which the offense was committed need not be stated in the indictment, but may be alleged to have been committed at any time before the finding thereof, except where the time shall be a material ingredient in the offense.

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Cited in 5 cases, 1978–2002 · leading case: State v. Becker, 351 N.W.2d 923 (Minn. 1984).
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State v. Becker, 351 N.W.2d 923 (Minn. 1984). “Thus, the rule has evolved that in the prosecution of crimes in which a particular day is not a material ingredient of the offense, the indictment or complaint need not allege the particular date on which the offense was committed, only that it occurred before the issuance of an…”
Bolinger v. State, 647 N.W.2d 16 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 628.15 (2000); see also State v.”
State v. Waukazo, 269 N.W.2d 373 (Minn. 1978). “This general rule is codified in § 628.15, which reads as follows: “The precise time at which the offense was committed need not be stated in the indictment, but may be alleged to have been committed at any time before the finding thereof, except where the time shall be a…”
State v. Warborg, 395 N.W.2d 368 (Minn. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “1978) (citing Minn.Stat. § 628.15). As the supreme court stated in Waukazo : it is not always possible to know with certainty when an offense or offenses *371 occurred.”
Ruberg v. State, 428 N.W.2d 488 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 3× “Minn.Stat. § 628.15 (1986) provides: The precise time at which the offense was committed need not be stated in the indictment, but may be alleged to have been committed at any time before the *491 finding thereof, except where the time shall be a material ingredient in the…”
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