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Under Minnesota Court Rules, a written transcript is the official record of court proceedings such as hearings or trials. You may purchase a transcript for a fee, which is based on case type and scope of the request. To purchase a transcript, please complete this form and send it to the Court Report Unit.

The Supreme Court receives the direct appeal of all criminal cases in which the defendant is sentenced to death. Appeals from prosecutions for relatively minor crimes (misdemeanors) and from civil cases in which the plaintiff asked for less than $25,000 go to a special appeals department of the superior court.

Through MCRO, you can conduct broad or specific searches to access court case records and documents: Case Search allows users to search for court cases by person name, business name, attorney name, case number, citation number, or attorney bar number.

About the Court As the error-correcting court, the Court of Appeals handles most of the appeals, which allows the Minnesota Supreme Court to spend time resolving difficult constitutional and public policy cases.

Also, certain kinds of cases go directly to the Supreme Court and are not heard first in a Court of Appeal, such as: Death penalty appeals, and. Disciplinary cases involving judges.

OFP and HRO– records prior to service on respondent Court records related to OFP and HRO petitions are not accessible by the public until after the respondent has been served. After service, court records related to OFP and HRO petitions are accessible to the public. Minn. R.

The Constitution states that the Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction.

Certain election-related disputes and appeals in first-degree murder cases are automatically heard by the Supreme Court.