Minn. Stat. § 609.195

MURDER IN THE THIRD DEGREE.

Known as the Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).

Applied in 54 court decisions — leading case State v. Wahlberg (1980)

Most recently applied in State v. Hall (July 2019)

1963 c 753 art 1 s 609 .195; 1977 c 130 s 3; 1981 c 227 s 11; 1987 c 176 s 1

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(a) Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 25 years.

(b) Whoever, without intent to cause death, proximately causes the death of a human being by, directly or indirectly, unlawfully selling, giving away, bartering, delivering, exchanging, distributing, or administering a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II, is guilty of murder in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 25 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, or both.

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.