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Should Towns Sell Booze?: Muni Liquor Stores and Minnesota DWI's
Minnesota Suburban police departments love to hand out DWI tickets, which wind up costing drivers $10,000 to $20,000. As this article from the Star Tribune reveals, minnesota municpalities are promoting sales of beer, wine, and hard alcohol while turning around and handing out DU...
Is Hazing a Crime In Minnesota?
For better or worse, hazing has been a part of American college life for a very long time. This remains true today too, in fact, even though hazing rituals are now considered "violent crimes" in several states because students have died or been seriously injured in hazing incide...
Minnesota Felony DWI or Minnesota Gross Misdemeanor DWI: What Happens at My Bail Hearing?
If you are facing Minnesota felony DWI charges, then if convicted you may be un-employable, and you will lose your right to vote and your gun rights. If you are convicted of a Gross Misdemeanor 2nd Degree DWI or 3rd Degree DWI, you may go to jail for up to a year and/or be on pr...
Minnesota Felony Charges: What Should I Expect and When?
Being charged with a crime any crime is a scary proposition. If you are facing Minnesota felony charges, then if convicted you may be un-employable, and you will lose your right to vote and your gun rights. That's why you need to call a Minnesota Felony Criminal Defense Attorn...
How Does a Misdemeanor Charge Work in Minnesota?
Being charged with a crime - any crime - is a scary proposition. You will need a Minnesota Misdemeanor Criminal Defense Attorney to help you. You may be curious as to what the typical procedures are for going to Court. When do you go to Court? What happens at a Court appearance? ...
If you're an Immigrant, Your rights May have been Violated Under the Case of Padilla v. Kentucky
In the 2010 United State Supreme Court case of Padilla v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court ruled for the first time that a defendant's right a competent attorney (the "right to effective assistance of counsel) was violated when an attorney failed to explain the immigration consequenc...
What are the Different Types of Felony Sentences in Minnesota Including Stay of Imposition?
If you have been charged with a felony offense, you may be wondering what kind of sentence is available. Can you keep a felony offense off your criminal record? Is it possible to plead to a lesser charge, or agree to accept a sentence that would go on your criminal record as a l...
DWI Blood Tests: Which States Require Search Warrants?
Warrants and blood-tests in DWI cases, states disagree, P 1 Many of the DWI stories directly involve issues that directly arise under Minnesota's implied consent and driving while impaired laws. However, Minnesota criminal defense attorneys know that violations of rights guar...
Minnesota DWI Urine Tests NOT Reliable
Recently, I reported on the Minnesota Supreme Court's opinion issued on February 8, 2011 regarding the question of whether DWI urine tests are reliable. Specifically, the court did NOT decide the question of whether DWI urine tests are reliable, but instead chose to sidestep the...
Veteran Minnesota legislator fights binge drinking in unique way
No one can deny that underage binge drinking is a serious problem in the U.S. The Midwest is especially known forunderage drinking on college campuses and among high school students. Minnesota state Representative Phyllis Kahn, D-Minneapolis, is proposing a bill that she thinks ...