MINNESOTA COURT RULES

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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FORM 18 - NOTICE OF DEFENSE(S) AND DEFENSE WITNESSES FOR FELONY OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR CASES PURSUANT TO RULE 9.02, SUBD. 1(3)(a)

STATE OF MINNESOTA

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,	)	NOTICE OF DEFENSE(S)
Plaintiff,	)	AND DEFENSE WITNESSES
	)	FOR FELONY OR
vs.	)	GROSS MISDEMEANOR
	)	CASES PURSUANT TO
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,	)	RULE 9.02, SUBD. 1(3)(a)
Defendant.	)	District Court File No. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TO: The Prosecuting Attorney in the above-named case:

I hereby inform you, pursuant to Rule 9.02, subd. 1(3)(a), Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, that in the above-named case, the Defendant intends to rely upon the following defense(s) at trial:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Self-Defense
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Mental Illness or Deficiency
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Duress
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Alibi; following is the specific place or places where the Defendant contends he was when the alleged offense occurred:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Double Jeopardy
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Statute of Limitations
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Collateral Estoppel
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Defense under Minnesota Statutes Section 609.035
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Intoxication
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	Entrapment

Defendant on this issue elects trial by
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	jury
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	the Court at the Omnibus Hearing.

(NOTE: If this issue is submitted to the Court, defendant must waive jury trial on the issue. See Form Number 34 for the waiver.)

The following facts form the basis for the defense:

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Others (specify):

The following are the names and addresses of persons whom the Defendant intends to call as Witnesses at trial (specify if an alibi witness):

Dated: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	(Attorney for Defendant)
	Name:
	Attorney License No.:
	Title:
	Address:
	Telephone No.:

(Effective for criminal actions commenced or arrests made after 12 o'clock midnight January 1, 1990.)