Rule 15.08 – Plea to Different Offense

May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Minnesota

With the consent of the prosecutor and the defendant, the defendant may enter a guilty plea to a different offense than that charged in the original charging document. The defendant may be charged with the new offense by complaint, or on the record, and the original charge must be dismissed.

Minn. R. Crim. P. 15.08

Amended April 22, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; amended August 1, 2016, effective October 1, 2016.