{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-611.02","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 611.02","heading":"PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE; CONVICTION OF LOWEST DEGREE, WHEN.","body":"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.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 611. RIGHTS OF ACCUSED","GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/611.02","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"e1675238272a585b4e4cc3af50437d477ec2b02eeb2df1681d433148a071fcdc","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-611.01","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-611.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}