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See also ACQUITTAL; ADJOURNMENT; ARRAIGNMENT; CONTINUANCES; EVIDENCE; FINAL ARGUMENT; JURIES; VERDICTS
Acquittals, motion for judgment of acquittal, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Commencement, Court Rules Adop 44.02
Decisions, deadlines, Court Rules Adop 44.06
Generally, Court Rules Adop 44.01
Motion for judgment at conclusion of, Court Rules Adop 44.05
New trials, motions for, Court Rules Adop 46.02
Procedure, Court Rules Adop 44.03
Standard of proof, Court Rules Adop 44.04
Notice, Court Rules Adop 31.01 to 31.04
Adverse claims to real property
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 559.07
Improvements made by occupant, determination of value, Minn. Statutes 2022 559.11
Advocacy, duties, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.1
Bifurcated trials, aggravated sentences, Court Rules Crim 11.04
Bifurcated trials, sentencing guidelines, aggravated departure, Minn. Statutes 2022 244.10
Calendar, setting cases on for trial, Court Rules Civ 40
Cameras, use, restrictions, Court Rules Gen Prac 4
Candor toward court, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.3
Charge to jury, recording, court reporters, Minn. Statutes 2022 486.02
Adjournment, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.16
Calendar, absence of parties, effect, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.07
Change of venue, costs taxed to plaintiff, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.17
Children, exclusion from courtroom, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.37
Closing arguments, order, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.11
Continuance, absence of evidence, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.08
Contract lawsuits, costs and disbursements, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.13
Convicted persons, commenced by, bond to secure costs, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.18
Costs and disbursements (courts)
Amounts allowed, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.02
Contract lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.13
Double costs, when allowed, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.03
Equitable actions, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.07
Littering actions, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.421
Several actions, how allowed, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.06
State, lawsuits brought in name of, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.15
Taxation and allowance to prevailing party, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.04
Decision by court, time limit, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.27
Defendant's demand for assessment of damages without answer, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.28
Fourth judicial district, cases cognizable by municipal court, costs and disbursements, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.05
Interpreters, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.42 to 2022 546.44
Judgments, interest on, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.09
Lawsuits brought in name of state, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.15
Order in which trial proceeds, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.11
Order of disposition of cases to be tried, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.07
Public safety administrative penalty orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 299A.80, 2022 299A.802
Punitive damages, separate proceeding to determine amount, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.20
Reserving case, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.25
Striking case from calendar, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.07
Treble damages, trespass, judgment for, Minn. Statutes 2022 548.05
Vacation, trials during, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.32
Verdicts, interest on, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 549.09
Witnesses, see WITNESSES
Common question of law or fact, consolidation of actions, Court Rules Civ 42.01
Complex cases, assignment to single judge, Court Rules Gen Prac 113.01 to 113.03, Gen Prac 146.01 to 146.05
Conciliation courts, see Trials under CONCILIATION COURTS
Continuances, see CONTINUANCES
Corporations, dissolution, Minn. Statutes 2022 316.06
Advisory juries, when used, Court Rules Civ 39.02
Issues to be tried by court, Court Rules Civ 39.01
Opening statements, Court Rules Civ 39.04
Aiding offender to avoid, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.495
Case disposition objectives, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.021
Children, Minn. Statutes 2022 629.55, 2022 631.04, 2022 631.045
Closure, sex crimes or minor parties, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.045
Constitutional provision regarding, Minn. Const. art 1 s 6
Continuances, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.132, 2022 611.05, 2022 631.02
Costs and disbursements (courts), Minn. Statutes 2022 609.135
Disposition of cases, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.021
District court, sixth district, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.48
Extradition, fugitives found in another state, trial for other crimes, Minn. Statutes 2022 629.25
Federal trials, inmates transferred for, Minn. Statutes 2022 629.291
Final argument, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.07
Joint trials, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.98, 2022 631.035, 2022 631.15
Minutes, inclusion in judgment roll, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.40
Preparation time after plea, Minn. Statutes 2022 630.36
Records, court register, Minn. Statutes 2022 630.37
Sentencing guidelines, aggravated departure, Minn. Statutes 2022 244.10
Specific crimes, see specific index headings
Spectators at, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.04, 2022 631.045
Speedy trials, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.021
Waiver of right to, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.49, 2022 609.491
Witness tampering, see WITNESS TAMPERING
Witnesses, see WITNESSES
Acquittals, motion for judgment of acquittal, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Bifurcated trials, aggravated sentences, Court Rules Crim 11.04
Dates, setting, at omnibus hearings, Court Rules Crim 11.09
Decorum, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Defendants, presence, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Delay, unnecessary, Court Rules Crim 30.02
Demands for, Court Rules Crim Form 12
Evidence, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Exclusion of public, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Joint trials, conditions for, Court Rules Crim 17.03
Jury trials, see JURY TRIALS
Media at, Court Rules Crim 26.03
New trials, see NEW TRIALS
Procedures, generally, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Public access, restrictions on, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Right to trial by jury, see under JURY TRIALS
Statement of rights on first appearance, Court Rules Crim 5.03
Speedy trials, demands for, Court Rules Crim 6.06
On stipulated facts or evidence, Court Rules Crim 26.01, Crim Form 32b
Testimony, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Venue, Court Rules Crim 24.01, Crim 24.02
Without a jury, Court Rules Crim 26.01
Witness testimony, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Exclusion of public, Court Rules Rec Acc 4
Prejudicial statements, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.5, Prof Cond 3.6
Prohibited statements, Court Rules Prof Cond 3.4
Dates, setting, at omnibus hearings, Court Rules Crim 11.09
Decisions by court, time limit, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.27
Decorum, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Defendants, presence, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Delay, unnecessary, Court Rules Crim 30.02
Application of rules, Court Rules Juv Del 13.01
Defined, Court Rules Juv Del 13.01
Delay, dismissal of charging document, Court Rules Juv Del 13.02
Depositions, use of, Court Rules Juv Del 13.05
Evidence, admissible evidence, limitations, Court Rules Juv Del 13.04
Initial procedure, Court Rules Juv Del 13.03
Joinder of offenses, when permitted, Court Rules Juv Del 13.08
Joint trials, Court Rules Juv Del 13.07
Jury trials, Court Rules Juv Del 19.02
Mental illness or cognitive impairment defense, separation of defenses, Court Rules Juv Del 20.02
Mistrials, effect, Court Rules Juv Del 13.02
Grounds for, Court Rules Juv Del 16.01
Motions, Court Rules Juv Del 16.03, Juv Del 16.04
Requirements, Court Rules Juv Del 13.02
Order of trial, Court Rules Juv Del 13.03
Separate trials for separate offenses, Court Rules Juv Del 13.08
Trials on stipulated facts, Court Rules Juv Del 13.03
Waivers, Court Rules Juv Del 8.04
Severance of offenses, when permitted, Court Rules Juv Del 13.08
Standard of proof, Court Rules Juv Del 13.03
Time of commencement, Court Rules Juv Del 13.02
Trials on stipulated facts, Court Rules Juv Del 13.03
Demands for, Court Rules Crim Form 12
Admissibility, objections to, Court Rules Civ 32.02
Purposes for which depositions may be used, generally, Court Rules Civ 32.01
Rebuttal of evidence, Court Rules Civ 32.03
Dissolution (businesses), Minn. Statutes 2022 316.06
Ejectment, adverse claims to real property, Minn. Statutes 2022 559.07
Eviction, scheduling, priority, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.321, 2022 504B.335
Evidence, criminal trials, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Evidence, generally, see EVIDENCE
Exclusion of public, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Exclusion of public, Court Rules Rec Acc 4
Final argument, see FINAL ARGUMENT
Firefighters civil service commissions, Minn. Statutes 2022 420.12
Hazardous buildings, Minn. Statutes 2022 463.20
Interpreters, use during legal proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.42 to 2022 546.44
Interrogatories, purposes for which answers may be used, Court Rules Civ 33.02
Joint trials, common question of law or fact, Court Rules Civ 42.01
Joint trials, conditions for, Court Rules Crim 17.03
Felony defendants, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.035
Verdicts for some defendants and not others, Minn. Statutes 2022 631.15
Welfare fraud, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.98
Jury trials, see JURY TRIALS
Juvenile protection proceedings
Mistrials, effect, Court Rules Juv Prot 49.01
New trials, Court Rules Juv Prot 21.02, Juv Prot 21.04, Juv Prot 49.01
Procedure, Court Rules Juv Prot 49.02
Standard of proof, Court Rules Juv Prot 49.03
Time requirements, Court Rules Juv Prot 49.01, Juv Prot 49.04
Land registration, see Trials under LAND REGISTRATION
Landlords and tenants, code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.421
Location, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.80
Mechanics and material suppliers liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 514.14
Media at, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Mini-trials, ADR process, see Mini-trials under ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Minnesota Civil Trialbook, see MINNESOTA CIVIL TRIALBOOK
Motor vehicles, excess weight violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.871
New trials, see NEW TRIALS
Objections, recording, court reporters, Minn. Statutes 2022 486.02
On stipulated facts or evidence, Court Rules Crim 26.01, Crim Form 32b
Open court, trials on merits conducted in, Court Rules Civ 77.02
Opening statements, generally, Court Rules Civ 39.04
Generally, Court Rules Gen Prac Trialbook8
Reporting, Court Rules Gen Prac 124
Constitutional provisions, Minn. Const. art 1 s 6
Venue, see VENUE
Police civil service commissions, Minn. Statutes 2022 419.11
Pretrial conferences, procedures, generally, Court Rules Gen Prac Trialbook5
Procedures, generally, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Public access, restrictions on, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Questions by counsel, recording, court reporters, Minn. Statutes 2022 486.02
Railroad companies, dissolution, Minn. Statutes 2022 316.06
Right to trial by jury, see under JURY TRIALS
Statement of rights on first appearance, Court Rules Crim 5.03
Counterclaims, Court Rules Civ 13.09, Civ 42.02
Cross-claims, Court Rules Civ 13.09, Civ 42.02
Parties to suits, reasons for, Court Rules Civ 20.02
Third-party claims, Court Rules Civ 42.02
Speedy trial mandatory, Minn. Const. art 1 s 6
Speedy trials, demands for, Court Rules Crim 6.06
Tape recorders, use restrictions, Court Rules Gen Prac 4
Termination of parental rights
Mistrials, effect, Court Rules Juv Prot 58.01
New trials, Court Rules Juv Prot 58.01
Procedure, Court Rules Juv Prot 58.02
Standard of proof, Court Rules Juv Prot 58.03
Time requirements, Court Rules Juv Prot 58.01, Juv Prot 58.04
Trial during vacation, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.32
Trial unfinished at end of term, conclusion of trial, Minn. Statutes 2022 546.31
Testimony, criminal trials, Court Rules Crim 26.03
Testimony, see TESTIMONY
Time of, joint statement of the case, Court Rules Gen Prac 112.02
Traffic violations, petty misdemeanors, trials by judge, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.89
Trial preparation, discoverable information, see DISCOVERY
Trials de novo, arbitration, proceedings subsequent to
Hennepin County District Court, Court Rules Spec 5.12
Ramsey County District Court, Court Rules Spec 25
Unitary trials, sentencing guidelines, aggravated departure, Minn. Statutes 2022 244.10
Venue, Court Rules Crim 24.01, Crim 24.02
Video recording devices, use restrictions, Court Rules Gen Prac 4
Waivers, opening statements, Court Rules Civ 39.04
Without a jury, Court Rules Crim 26.01
Witnesses, see WITNESSES
Writs of mandamus, Minn. Statutes 2022 586.12