Fill and Sign the Petition to Enter Guilty Plea Minnesota Judicial Branch Form

- 1 - STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION In Re the Marriage of: Court File No. , Petitioner, MISDEMEANOR PETITION TO ENTER PLEA OF GUILTY AND , Respondent, TO T H E A BO VE-N AM ED C O URT:_ _____________ ____________ I w is h t o e n te r a p le a o f g uilty i n t h e a b ove-e n tit le d c ase a n d I h ere b y s ta te t o t h e C ourt t h e fo llo w in g:1. I a m t h e D efe n dan t i n t h is c ase , m y f u ll n am e i s _ ________________ a n d m y date o f b ir th i s _ _________ _______. 2 . I a m c h arg ed w ith _ ________________ i n v io la tio n o f __ _____ __________ _____ _____________ ________________.3 . I h ere b y p le a d g uilty t o t h e o ffe n se o f _ ________________ i n v io la tio n o f __ _____ __________ .4. I a m p le ad in g g uilty b ecau se o n _ ______ __________ i n t h e C ity o f __ _____ __________ , C oun ty o f _ ________________, a n d S ta te o f M in neso ta I c o m mitte d t h e fo llo w in g a cts : __ _____ __________ _____ _____________ _________________ _________________ ___________ ______________________ _________________.5 . I u nders ta n d t h at t h e m ax im um p ossib le s e n te n ce f o r t h e m is d em ean or o ffe n se t o - 2 - whic h I a m p le ad in g g uilty i s 9 0 d ay s i m pris o nm en t o r a f in e o f $ _________________ o r b oth . 6. RIG HT T O A N A TTO RN EY . I u nders ta n d t h at I h av e t h e r ig ht t o b e r e p re se n te d by a n a tto rn ey a n d t h at a n a tto rn ey w ill b e a p poin te d t o r e p re se n t m e w ith out c o st t o m e i f I c an not af fo rd t o p ay f o r a n a tto rn ey .7. I h av e f u lly d is c u sse d t h e c h arg es, m y c o nstitu tio nal r ig hts a n d t h is p etitio n w ith m y atto rn ey , _ _______________ _ . ( o r)7 a. WAIV ER O F A TTO RN EY . I g iv e u p m y r ig ht t o b e r e p re se n te d b y a n a tto rn ey a n d an y r ig ht I m ig ht h av e t o r e q u est t h at a n a tto rn ey b e a p poin te d t o r e p re se n t m e.8 . I u nders ta n d t h at I a ls o h av e t h e f o llo w in g c o nstitu tio nal r ig hts w hic h I k now in gly an d v olu nta rily g iv e u p: a. The r ig ht t o a t r ia l t o t h e c o urt o r t o a j u ry i n w hic h I a m p re su m ed i n nocen t un til p ro ven g uilty b ey ond a r e aso nab le d oubt a n i n w hic h a ll j u ro rs i n a j u ry t r ia l m ust a g re e I a m g uilty b efo re t h e j u ry c o uld f in d m e g uilty .b. The r ig ht t o c o nfro nt a n d c ro ss-e x am in e a ll w itn esse s a g ain st m e.c. The r ig ht t o r e m ain s ile n t o r t o t e stif y f o r m yse lf .d . The r ig ht t o s u bpoen a a n d p re se n t w itn esse s t o t e stif y f o r m e i n m y d efe n se .e. The r ig ht t o a p re tr ia l h earin g t o c o nte st t h e a d m is sib ility a t t r ia l o f a n y co nfe ssio ns o r a d m is sio ns o r o f a n y e v id en ce o bta in ed f ro m a s e arc h a n d s e iz u re . 9 . I a m e n te rin g m y p le a o f g uilty f re ely a n d v olu nta rily a n d w ith out a n y p ro m is e s ex cep t a s i n dic ate d i n n um ber 1 0 b elo w .10. I a m e n te rin g m y p le a o f g uilty b ase d o n t h e f o llo w in g p le a a g re em en t w ith t h e pro se cu to r __ _____ __________ _____ _____________ _________________ _________________ ___________ ______________________ _________________.1 1. I u nders ta n d t h at i f t h e C ourt d oes n ot a p pro ve t h is a g re em en t I h av e t h e r ig ht t o with dra w m y p le a o f g uilty a n d h av e a t r ia l.1 2. I u nders ta n d t h at i f t h is p le a o f g uilty i s a ccep te d I h av e t h e r ig ht t o b e p re se n t a t t h e - 3 - tim e o f s e n te n cin g a n d t o s p eak a n d t o p re se n t e v id en ce o n m y b eh alf . 1 3. I h ere b y r e q u est t o b e p re se n t a t t h e t im e o f s e n te n cin g. ( o r)1 3a. I h ere b y k now in gly a n d v olu nta rily g iv e u p m y r ig ht t o b e p re se n t u pon ( e n tr y o f m y ple a a n d ) s e n te n cin g a n d r e q uest t h at t h e c o urt s e n te n ce m e i n m y a b se n ce, b ut a cco rd in g t o a n y ple a a g re em en t t h at m ig ht b e c o nta in ed i n t h is p etitio n.D ate d t h is _ ________ ________ d ay o f _ _____ ___________, 2 0_ _. __________________________________________(S ig natu re o f D efe n dan t)_ _________________________________________P rin te d N am e o f D efe n dan t I, _ ____ __________ __, s ta te t h at I a m t h e a tto rn ey f o r d efe n dan t i n t h e a b ove-e n title d crim in al a ctio n; t h at I p ers o nally e x pla in ed t h e c o nte n ts o f t h e a b ove p etitio n t o t h e d efe n dan t; a n d th at I p ers o nally o bse rv ed t h e d efe n dan t d ate a n d s ig n t h e a b ove p etitio n. D ate d t h is _ ________ ________ d ay o f _ _____ ___________, 2 0_ _. ______________________________________________________________ ( # ____________)A tto rn ey f o r D efe n dan t A gre em en t A ppro vedD ate d t h is _ ________ ________ d ay o f _ _____ ___________, 2 0_ _. ________________________________________C ity A tto rn ey ( # _________________) P E TIT IO N A ND P L EA O F G UIL TY A CCEPT ED B Y :__ _____ _______________ _____________ _________________Ju dge o f D is tr ic t C ourt Date - 4 - NOT G ULIT Y P L EA S T O M IS D EM EA NORS If y ou d o n ot w an t t h e c lie n t t o a p pear a t t h e a rra ig nm en t a n d y ou w an t t o e n te r a n ot g uilty p le a, yo u c an f ile a W AIV ER O F P R ESE N CE f o rm . T his c an b e p re se n te d w hen y ou ( th e a tto rn ey ) ap pear a t t h e a rra ig nm en t. A t t h at t im e, a sk t h e p ro se cu to r f o r a f o rm al c o m pla in t.I n s o m e s u burb an c o untie s, y ou c an c all t h e c le rk o f c o u rt a n d g et p erm is sio n t o m ail i n t h e W aiv er of P re se n ce f o rm a n d a sk t h at a f o rm al c o m pla in t b e i s s u ed d ue o n t h e d ate o f t h e p re tr ia l. T he co urt a d m in is tr a to r w ill j u st p ut t h e c ase o n f o r p re tr ia l a n d y ou ( th e a tto rn ey ) d o n ot h av e t o a p pear at t h e a rra ig nm en t. T his m ay n ot w ork i f t h e c h arg e i s a ssa u lt. I n R am se y C o., t h ey w an t t h e de fe n dan t t h ere s o t h e C oun ty A tty c an q uestio n t h em a b out a n y r e q uest f o r a n o c o nta ct o rd er. - 5 - STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION In Re the Marriage of: Court File No. , Petitioner, WAIVER OF PRESENCE AND , Respondent, Purs u an t t o R ule 2 6 .0 3, S ubd. 1 ( 3 ) 3 , o f t h e M in neso ta R ule s o f C rim in al P ro ced ure , I he re b y w aiv e m y r ig ht t o b e p re se n t a t a n y c o urt a p peara n ce e x cep t t h e p le a o f g uilty , t r ia l, a n d im positio n o f s e n te n ce i n t h e a b ove-re fe re n ced c ase p ro vid ed t h at o ne o f t h e u nders ig ned a tto rn ey s of J a ck S . J a y co x L aw O ffic es, L td . i s p re se n t t o r e p re se n t m e i n m y a b se n ce.I u nders ta n d t h at i t i s m y o blig atio n t o a p pear i n C ourt a t a n y s ta g e o f t h e p ro ceed in gs in clu din g t h ose s ta g es m en ti o ned a b ove, a n d t h at o nly t h e C ourt m ay e x cu se m e f ro m a tte n din g. I un ders ta n d f u rth er t h at e x ecu tin g t h is w aiv er a n d c o nse n t d oes n ot r e lie v e m e o f m y o blig atio n t o appear i n C ourt a t a n y s ta g e o f t h e p ro ceed in g. D ate d t h is _ ___ __________ ___ d ay o f _ _____________ ___, 2 0_ _ ____________________________________ D efe n dan t _____ _______________________________ Attorney for Defendant