In a criminal prosecution in which the degree of the crime or the penalty for the crime depends, in whole or in part, on proof of the existence of a prior conviction, if the defendant contests the existence of or factual basis for a prior conviction, proof of it is established by competent and reliable evidence, including a certified court record of the conviction.
Minn. Stat. § 609.041
PROOF OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS.
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609.01 to 609.912 (377 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Craig (2011)
Most recently applied in State v. Craig (December 2011)
1988 c 520 s 2
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.