MN Bar Criminal Law and Procedure 3

Question 1

In Minnesota, a criminal defendant's right to a speedy trial under Rule 11 of the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure for a felony generally requires trial within:

Accepted Answer

90 days of demand

Answer

Under Minn. R. Crim. P. 11.10, a felony defendant who demands a speedy trial is entitled to trial within 60 days of the demand.

Question 2

Under Minnesota law, the crime of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree generally requires:

Accepted Answer

Sexual penetration with use of force or coercion or victim incapacitation

Answer

Minn. Stat. § 609.342 defines first-degree criminal sexual conduct as sexual penetration accompanied by force, coercion, or victim incapacity, among other circumstances.

Question 3

Under Minnesota law, which statement accurately describes the doctrine of transferred intent?

Accepted Answer

If a defendant intends to harm Person A but harms Person B, the intent transfers to the actual victim

Answer

Minnesota recognizes transferred intent: if a defendant intends harm to one person but actually harms another, the intent transfers to the unintended victim.

Question 4

Under the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, when must a defendant enter a plea?

Accepted Answer

At arraignment

Answer

Under Minn. R. Crim. P. 14, pleas are entered at arraignment, which follows the omnibus hearing in felony cases.

Question 5

In Minnesota, the entrapment defense succeeds when:

Accepted Answer

Government agents induced the defendant to commit a crime the defendant was not predisposed to commit

Answer

Minnesota uses a subjective entrapment test focusing on whether government inducement caused an otherwise unwilling, non-predisposed defendant to commit the offense.

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MN Bar Criminal Law and Procedure 3