2004 Minnesota Statutes

     611.02 Presumption of innocence; conviction of lowest 
  degree, when.  

    Every defendant in a criminal action is presumed innocent 
 until the contrary is proved and, in case of a reasonable doubt, 
 is entitled to acquittal; and when an offense has been proved 
 against the defendant, and there exists a reasonable doubt as to 
 which of two or more degrees the defendant is guilty, the 
 defendant shall be convicted only of the lowest.  

    HIST: (9952) RL s 4784; 1986 c 444