Causas para desestimar una acusación en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es acusado de un delito, a veces puede pedir que se anule esa acusación. Esto puede suceder si no se siguieron las reglas o si la acusación no tiene sentido.

Es como si un maestro diera una calificación baja a un estudiante sin revisar su examen correctamente. Si hay errores en el proceso, el estudiante puede pedir que se revise la nota.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagínate que Juan es acusado de robo, pero la acusación no menciona a los testigos que lo vieron. Juan puede pedir que se anule la acusación porque faltan detalles importantes que deberían estar ahí.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

In addition to the grounds for dismissal of an indictment specified inrules 17.06, subdivision 2, and18.09, subdivision 2, of the Rules of Criminal Procedure and subject to the provisions ofrules 17.06, subdivision 1, and31.01, of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, the indictment shall be dismissed by the court in which the defendant is arraigned, upon the defendant's motion, in any of the following cases: (1) when the indictment is not found, endorsed or presented as prescribed in sections628.41to628.66relating to grand juries; (2) when the names of the witnesses examined before the grand jury are not inserted at the foot of the indictment or endorsed thereon; (3) when a person was permitted to be present at the session of the grand jury while the charge embraced in the indictment was under consideration, except as provided by section628.63andrule 18.03of the Rules of Criminal Procedure; (4) when the grand jury by which the indictment was found had no legal authority to inquire into the offense charged, by reason of the offense charged not being within the local jurisdiction of the county; (5) when the indictment does not substantially conform to the requirements of sections628.10to628.13, as qualified by section628.18, or was not found within the time prescribed therein; (6) when more than one offense is charged in the indictment, except in cases where it is allowed by statute; (7) when the facts stated do not constitute a public offense; or (8) when the indictment contains any matter which, if true, would constitute a legal justification or excuse of the offense charged, or other legal bar to the prosecution. If the motion to dismiss the indictment is not made, the defendant shall be precluded from afterwards making any of the foregoing objections except that