Ordinarily, a minor consumption comes with a pretty minor consequence and generally a continued sentence. However, three in three months will...

Can I be charged with a drug offense if I am in the company of users but do not use drugs?

First, it is not, strictly speaking, unlawful to be on narcotics, so the fact that others may be on drugs during a raid will not bear on the who is...

False name to the police?

Generally, giving a false name to police is a gross misdemeanor. If it is a first time offense, you may not be sentenced to any jail time. That,...

Will discrepancies in DWI reports help with plea bargain?

In my practice, I try to take advantage of every evidentiary inconsistency I can. However, as I advise my clients, every case is different. Every...

Can a criminal defense attorney refuse to help clients snitch?

I mimic the advice of the others. You may be able to do the job with full disclosure and waivers up front, but your question suggests that this...

Do they go by the first bac when you get pulled over or the bac when you are at the jail?

The PBT (preliminary breath test) is generally inadmissible in a DWI trial in Minnesota. It is simply used to support "probable cause" to arrest...

Would a warrant go out for my arrest in Arizona if I skipped out of misdemeanor charges in Minnesota?

Because a Minnesota Court has no jurisdiction to order that another state hold you, the process broadly works as follows. 1. The jurisdiction...

As a general principal, the police should not have towed your car unless it was involved in, or suspected of being involved in, criminal activity,...

No, that is not normal. Most DWI complaints contain two counts, one for driving under the influence of alcohol/controlled substance (which does...

Selected as the best answer

If a neighbor builds a building that is less than the set back requirement by moving the survey stakes,can it be forced to move

No, the city is generally not required to "protect setbacks." They can give variances etc. Additionally, in my experience, city inspectors rarely...