The prosecution and defense put the fate of Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell in the hands of a jury Friday, as both sides gave closing arguments on felony burglary charges that could hold political consequences as well as criminal.

She is accused of breaking into her late father’s home to retrieve mementos. The defense claims she was checking on her stepmother.

Minnesota DFL state Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury testified in her own defense in her felony burglary trial Thursday, claiming the sole reason she broke into her stepmother’s home last year was out of concern for her mental health and well-being as she struggles with Alzheimer’s.