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Miranda Rights – Your First Defense When Facing Arrest – Stop Talking
The jails and prisons of Minnesota are brimming with people who handed the police and/or prosecutor critical evidence leading to a less favorable plea agreement or a conviction after trial. A high percentage of people arrested for crimes in Minnesota try to talk their...
DWI Law Lowers Threshold, Posing Threat of Harsh Penalties
The Minnesota Legislature seems to tinker with portions of our state’s laws on an annual basis with the resulting changes making it easier for police and prosecutors to obtain convictions and impose more severe punishment. A significant change to Minnesota DWI...
Tough Sex Offender Registration Laws Might Put Victims At Risk
There are few categories of crimes that elicit the level of public outrage and condemnation prompted by sex offenses. The public disclosure of the identity and residence of sex offenders on the Minnesota Predatory Offender Registry is presumed to protect victims....
Prescription Drug Fraud in Minnesota
Drug enforcement agencies have invested a vast amount of financial resources toward the prosecution of narcotics offenses involving street drugs over the last several decades. However, the growing epidemic of prescription drug addiction has shifted the investment of...
DWI Myths Debunked (Part 1)
Although most people do not expect to be arrested for driving while impaired (DWI) after a night at a bar, sporting event, or gathering with friends and family, approximately 1.5 million people per year are arrested for drunk driving across the United States,...
Can You Be Convicted of DWI in Minnesota While Driving an Off-Road Vehicle?
Most people who live in Minnesota understand the potentially devastating consequences of a DWI conviction. Fewer people are aware that exposure to these harsh civil and criminal penalties apply even if you are operating a vehicle other than a car, truck, van, or SUV....
Implied Consent DWI Law in Minnesota to be reviewed by United States Supreme Court
Recently, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review Minnesota’s implied consent DWI law, which makes it a crime for a suspected drunk driver to refuse a breath test. This law is unique across the country and has been criticized by many as unconstitutional. The...
