First, avoid making any false statements, to the police or otherwise. It will go wrong. Next, a second statement should generally be given to a...

Whoever told you that if you "fire your public defender, that the process of court is supposed to start over," was obviously not a lawyer and very...

As a stranger to the child? As a parent or legal guardian? As a teacher? Call a criminal defense attorney.

What are the odds of your retaining an experienced criminal defense attorney? That is the single most important thing you can do to improve your...

One of our civil rights is the right to firearms. That legal right can be lost in any of a number of ways. Among those, some pending criminal...

When going to court on a pending Driving After Revocation or similar charge, it's important to have a valid drivers license. That way you can ask...

Whether a police search of a car was legal will depend upon all of the facts and circumstances. When I look at a car search, first I look at the...

That does not sound like a theft crime. Rather that sounds like an unpaid contract to repay a loan, which would be a civil law matter, not a...

Two or three weeks usually. I would remind Court Administration a few more times for a couple more weeks. Then I'd contact my attorney about...

Hemp is legal in Minnesota, as are hemp-products (0.3% THC or less by dry weight volume). But most people on probation with a "no use" condition...