DUI/DWI

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What is a PBT?

It is not uncommon when listening to audio from a DWI arrest or when speaking to a new client that they are confused that they needed to take more than one test for their blood alcohol content. ...

| June 14, 2012 | DUI/DWI, Field Sobriety Tests
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We Have a New Test in Town

DataMaster DWI Test After years of litigation surrounding the Intoxilyzer 5000, the State of Minnesota has implemented the use of a new breath testing machine, the DataMaster DMT-G.  The new breath testing device was purchased...

| June 13, 2012 | DUI/DWI, Field Sobriety Tests
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What Did Senser Really Sense? The Amy Senser Trial

A Minnesota Jury Convicted Amy Senser & The Verdict Is In…Guilty. Criminal Vehicular Homicide. If you haven’t been up on your Minnesota news lately, Ms. Senser’s trial followed an accident where the vehicle she was...

| May 15, 2012 | DUI/DWI
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Minnesota DWI Laws: What Motor Vehicles?

Minnesota DWI Laws: Motor Vehicles In a “you couldn’t make it up” case from northern Minnesota, a man was arrested for DWI (that’s driving while impaired) for having too high of a blood alcohol content while driving…a...

| April 16, 2012 | DUI/DWI
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There’s Nothing “Implied” About the Implied Consent Law & DWI

What Did I Agree To?  Minnesota’s Implied Consent Law & DWI Minnesota is one of many states which have an implied consent law.  If you are ever pulled over by a police officer who suspects...

| August 19, 2011 | DUI/DWI
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Minnesota Ignition Interlock Device and DWIs

The DWI’s laws are changing in Minnesota, there is now the ability to get your license back sooner if you get an  “ignition interlock device”, which is a small machine that measures the blood-alcohol level...

| August 2, 2011 | DUI/DWI
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Miranda and Me

YOUR MIRANDA RIGHTS IN MINNESOTA Miranda Rights = You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to...

| June 2, 2011 | Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI
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The DWI Law is Changing Again!

On July 1, 2011, the DWI landscape in Minnesota is changing. The new legislation will affect all DWI Law.  Below are some of the most dramatic changes. The new legislation will lower the .20 limit...

| April 27, 2011 | DUI/DWI
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Field Sobriety Tests, Not As Reliable As You Think

The field sobriety tests are tests administered by law enforcement to determine sobriety from the side of the road. These tests were researched in the 1970s by the Southern California Research Institute and Standardized by...

| February 16, 2011 | DUI/DWI
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An Introduction to DWI Law

Every driving while intoxicated (DWI) case in Minnesota consists of two distinct but complex and significant cases: A criminal court case and an implied consent (IC), a civil court case.  It is critical that an attorney litigate not...

| December 17, 2010 | DUI/DWI
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