Minnesota Statutes 630.37 – Register
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The court administrator shall keep a register of all criminal actions, in which the court administrator shall enter:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 630.37
- Acquittal:
- Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
- A verdict of "not guilty."
- Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- court administrator: means the court administrator of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, and "court administrator's office" means that court administrator's office. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) all indictments found in the court, or sent or removed to it for trial, with the time of finding the indictment, or when it was sent or removed; and
(2) the time of arraignment, of the demurrer or plea, and of the trial, conviction, or acquittal of the defendant, together with a brief note of all the other proceedings in the action.