For the purposes of sections 609.185 , 609.19 , 609.2661 , and 609.2662 , "premeditation" means to consider, plan or prepare for, or determine to commit, the act referred to prior to its commission.
Minn. Stat. § 609.18
DEFINITION.
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609.01 to 609.912 (377 sections).
Applied in 64 court decisions — leading case State v. Wahlberg (1980)
Most recently applied in State v. Mouelle (February 2019)
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .18; 1986 c 388 s 2
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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.