Unsure of which criminal charge is worse: DUI or DWI? In Bloomington, these abbreviations are used interchangeably. That is because the state’s drunken driving law is known as driving while impaired, or DWI. Many other states use the abbreviation DUI to refer to their...
No two attorneys are exactly alike. Each attorney brings their education, background, experience, and personality that is unique. For that reason, there are many factors to consider when hiring a criminal defense attorney. When you’re researching how to hire a...
It could be possible to have the assault charges against you dismissed. The difficulty of obtaining that favorable outcome will vary significantly depending on the facts of your case. Some prosecutors in Minnesota aggressively pursue assault charges, while others will...
There is no simple answer to the question “how much does a criminal defense attorney cost?” There are thousands of attorneys in the United States, just like there are thousands of different combinations of criminal charges you could face. Because of these variables,...
Lawmakers, MADD, and other anti-drunk driving groups have successfully lobbied for harsher sentencing on repeat DWI offenders, in hopes of deterring those drivers from offending again in the future. Many repeat DWI offenders suffer from chemical dependency issues or...
We all make mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes involve getting behind the wheel after a drink or two. Before you know it, police lights are flashing and you realize your life is about to change – and not for the better. Unfortunately, the impact of a DWI citation goes...
According to Minnesota state law, stealing a car is always treated as a felony. This sets auto theft apart from many other theft offenses, whose severity is based on the value of the object allegedly stolen. With a stealing a car charge, the state will bring felony...
In Minnesota, the state has the authority to take the license plate off a motor vehicle and destroy them. License plate impoundment is an administrative sanction and can be imposed quickly, in most cases at the time of the arrest. Typically, the officer orders the...
Under Minnesota law, an assault involves the intent to cause imminent fear of injury or intent to cause injury to another. The act can be direct like punching someone or indirect like spiking someone’s drink with a drug. Minneapolis criminal lawyers at Gerald Miller,...
Given the significant focus of resources on drunk driving in Minnesota and across the U.S., most people would not be surprised that states have enacted other laws to help reduce the number of DWIs. One such law in Minnesota and many other states forbids occupants from...
