A person's attorney in a criminal case would not be allowed to enter a guilty plea without the client's wanting to do so. Normally that would be...

The state may argue that the police officer had some reason or justification for observing you during this time period. However, it is difficult...

Several questions about 1 horrible night....

Many questions are posed here with little basis for answering them. You may wish to consult a lawyer, for a dialogue. In general, 17 year old in...

If two people committed the same crime and wound up on probation, would they have separate cases?

In Minnesota, resitution is generally a "joint and several" liability - meaning if two people are responsible and one doesn't pay, the other can be...

If two people committed the same crime and wound up on probation, would they have separate cases?

In Minnesota, resitution is generally a "joint and several" liability - meaning if two people are responsible and one doesn't pay, the other can be...

When asking for an early release of prob. Would they ever change the stay of imposition to stay of adjudication?

They? The current state of Minnesota law appears to allow judges to order without prosecutor agreement only where the judge finds an abuse of...

I received a Notice of Hearing for my child to appear in court with a parent and they are charging him with theft.

In general, no. Sometimes there can be issues relating to the voluntariness of a child's statement where the parent was not present or the child...

What should we expect?

Expect from whose perspective? From the perspective of the driver with a positive machine report for breath alcohol, a threshold question may be...

I am being charged with 2nd degree burglary. Will I go to jail?

I'm not sure if you might be arrested and put in jail prior to bailing out; or if you've already recieved a Complaint and a Summons with a court...

A friends son has a court date set up in 2 weeks. He has not gotten back his blood test and may have passed. Should he call ?

Blood samples can take up to several weeks to be analyzed these days. He should make sure that his current address is on his drivers license,...