No person shall be convicted of murder or manslaughter unless the death of the person alleged to have been killed, and the fact of killing by the defendant, as alleged, are each established as independent facts beyond a reasonable doubt.
Minn. Stat. § 634.051
PROOF OF DEATH; KILLING BY DEFENDANT.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Heiges (2011)
Most recently applied in State v. Heiges (August 2011)
(10066) RL s 4875; 1981 c 147 s 1
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.