{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-611.11","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 611.11","heading":"NO PRESUMPTION FROM FAILURE TO TESTIFY.","body":"The defendant in the trial of an indictment, complaint, or other criminal proceeding shall, at the defendant's own request and not otherwise, be allowed to testify; but failure to testify shall not create any presumption against the defendant, nor shall it be alluded to by the prosecuting attorney or by the court.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 611. RIGHTS OF ACCUSED","GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/611.11","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"653e3d56792a129fdd262ba57bc6e2f71f6da84075a38b0d56874118cdb0409c","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-611.10","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-611.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}