Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 634.051 (2026)
Proof Of Death; Killing By Defendant
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No person shall be convicted of murder or manslaughter unless the death of the person alleged to have been killed, and the fact of killing by the defendant, as alleged, are each established as independent facts beyond a reasonable doubt.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2010–2011 · leading case: State v. Heiges, 806 N.W.2d 1 (Minn. 2011).
State v. Heiges, 806 N.W.2d 1 (Minn. 2011). “The second issue is whether the facts admitted in a defendant’s confession can be used to satisfy Minn.Stat. § 634.051 (2010) (requiring that “[n]o person shall be convicted of murder .”
State v. HEIGES, 779 N.W.2d 904 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010). “The corpus delicti statute applicable to homicide offenses, Minn.Stat. § 634.051 (2008), provides support for this conclusion, and thus the need for a directed verdict for defendant.”
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