FORM 12 - DEMAND FOR TRIAL. (b) The entrapment defense may be submitted to the court only if the defendant waives a jury trial on that issue as provided in Rule 26.01, subd. 1(2).The printed qualification questionnaire can be filled out in writing and mailed or emailed back to the county Jury Management office. Hi, I got my first summons and will start serving in August at the district court level (outstate MN, not in the metro). Consent to ITV Appearance. You have plenty of time to decline jury duty for acceptable reasons and they will notify you if your request to be excluded has been accepted. The complaint and the answer are the main pleadings in the case. The points in the pleadings upon which the parties disagree make up the issues of fact and law. 2. Despite defendant's confession, the case proceeded to trial on the question whether defendant had the requisite intent for murder in the first degree. The Minnesota Supreme Court determines how much jurors should be compensated for their time in the courtroom.