Only a government employed prosecutor can file criminal charges with the court. But a person can report a crime to police. Police can then...

If a condition of the stay by the Minnesota state court judge was "don't leave the state" and the probation officer or the court has initiated the...

First, the police officer must have "reasonable articulable suspicion" of criminal activity or traffic violation to justify the Fourth Amendment...

Very likely, yes. The question implies that the Chemical Health Assessment recommended inpatient chemical dependency treatment. The judge orders...

Civil rights to firearms can be lost due to state criminal convictions, under the law of the state where the conviction happened. It doesn't...

A witness can always tell the truth, even after telling an untruth. A person who admits lying to police can possibly be charged with a crime,...

A potential witness has the right to consult an attorney, just like anyone else. There are some criminal lawyers who regularly represent...

Take a look at the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines. The presumptive sentence for an Assault 1 (Great Bodily Harm) conviction is 86 months prison...

It's possible, depending upon what other information police may have. Are there things stored on the phone that would be a crime to possess? If...

Not legally. Next year it will be legal for enrolled participants in the Minnesota Department of Health's medical cannabis program to smoke...