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.
Minn. Stat. § 611.11
NO PRESUMPTION FROM FAILURE TO TESTIFY.
Known as the Incarceration and Exoneration Remedies Act
The act spans §§ 611–611 (61 sections).
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State v. Whittaker (1997)
Most recently applied in State v. Johnson (July 2018)
(9815) RL s 4661; 1986 c 444
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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.