MINNESOTA COURT RULES

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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FORM 32a - WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PURSUANT TO RULE 26.01, SUBD. 1(2)(a), (b)

State of Minnesota		District Court
County		Judicial District: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
		Court File Number: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
		Case Type:	Criminal

State of Minnesota, Plaintiff
vs.	Waiver of Trial by Jury
	Pursuant to Rule 26.01, subd. 1(2)(a), (b)
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Defendant

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED COURT:

I, ______________________________, Defendant in the above-entitled action, have been advised by the court of my right to a trial by jury on the issue of guilt and the issue of an aggravated sentence. I understand that:

a. a jury is composed of the number of jurors required by law, selected from the community,

b. I may participate in the selection of the jurors,

c. the jury's general verdict and answer(s) to any special interrogatory(ies) must be unanimous, and

d. if I waive a jury, the judge alone will determine my guilt or innocence, whether facts exist to support an aggravated sentence, or both.

Mark one or both lines:

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I have had an opportunity to consult with counsel, and I waive my right to a trial by jury on the issue of guilt.

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I have had an opportunity to consult with counsel, and I waive my right to a trial by jury on the existence of facts to support an aggravated sentence.

Dated:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________	____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	Signature of Defendant
	Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	Street Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	E-mail address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Added effective October 1, 2017.)