The felony case could threaten the DFL senator’s career and the political balance of the Minnesota Senate, which her party controls by a single vote.

The fate of Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, charged with burglarizing her stepmother's home in Detroit Lakes last year, is now in the hands of a jury on Friday afternoon after the defense rested its case and both sides gave their closing arguments.

Mitchell faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the burglary charge and three years in prison for the burglary tools conviction.