2004 Minnesota Statutes

     390.19 Witness bound over; return. 

    If the coroner finds that murder, manslaughter, or assault 
 has been committed, the coroner shall hold over by recognizance 
 any witnesses the coroner thinks proper to appear and testify at 
 the next term of the district court at which indictment for the 
 offense can be found.  The coroner shall return to the court the 
 inquisition, written evidence, and all recognizances and 
 examinations taken, and may commit to the county jail any 
 witness who refuses to recognize as the coroner directs. 

    HIST: (954) RL s 595; 1965 c 761 s 4; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1