# Minn. Stat. § 609.04: CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.04

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 609.04
- **Heading:** CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.04

## Text

§ Subdivision 1. Lesser offense prosecution. Upon prosecution for a crime, the actor may be convicted of either the crime charged or an included offense, but not both. An included offense may be any of the following: (1) a lesser degree of the same crime; or (2) an attempt to commit the crime charged; or (3) an attempt to commit a lesser degree of the same crime; or (4) a crime necessarily proved if the crime charged were proved; or (5) a petty misdemeanor necessarily proved if the misdemeanor charge were proved.

§ Subd. 2. Conviction; bar to prosecution. A conviction or acquittal of a crime is a bar to further prosecution of any included offense, or other degree of the same crime.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 609.01 § 609.01 NAME AND CONSTRUCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.01.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.02 § 609.02 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.02.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.03 § 609.03 PUNISHMENT WHEN NOT OTHERWISE FIXED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.03.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.04 § 609.04 CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.04.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.05 § 609.05 LIABILITY FOR CRIMES OF ANOTHER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.05.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.06 § 609.06 AUTHORIZED USE OF FORCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.08 § 609.08 DURESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.09 § 609.09 COMPELLING TESTIMONY; IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.09.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.10 § 609.10 SENTENCES AVAILABLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.10.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.11 § 609.11 MINIMUM SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.11.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.12 § 609.12 PAROLE OR DISCHARGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.12.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.13 § 609.13 CONVICTIONS OF FELONY OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR; WHEN DEEMED MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.13.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.14 § 609.14 REVOCATION OF STAY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.14.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 609.015 § 609.015 SCOPE AND EFFECT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P609_624_C609_S609.015.md)

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