2006 Minnesota Statutes
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611.11 NO PRESUMPTION FROM FAILURE TO TESTIFY.
The defendant in the trial of an indictment, complaint, or other criminal proceeding shall, at
the defendant's own request and not otherwise, be allowed to testify; but failure to testify shall
not create any presumption against the defendant, nor shall it be alluded to by the prosecuting
attorney or by the court.
History: (9815) RL s 4661; 1986 c 444
The defendant in the trial of an indictment, complaint, or other criminal proceeding shall, at
the defendant's own request and not otherwise, be allowed to testify; but failure to testify shall
not create any presumption against the defendant, nor shall it be alluded to by the prosecuting
attorney or by the court.
History: (9815) RL s 4661; 1986 c 444
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