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Hit and Run: Minnesota Vehicle Accidents Involving Pedestrians

Hit and Run | Man vs. Car:  Minnesota Vehicle Accidents Involving Pedestrians If you, as a driver, are involved in an accident with a pedestrian, you might have questions on what your responsibilities are, not...

| July 30, 2012 | Criminal Defense
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The End of Source Code Litigation?

On June 27, 2012, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling on the “source code” issue.  The ultimate question before the Court was whether human readable instructions for the computer or “source code” affected...

| July 6, 2012 | DUI/DWI
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Fast Lane To Justice: Your right to a speedy trial in Minnesota

Speedy Trial Rights in Minnesota The right to a speedy trial isn’t one of the most appealing-sounding rights out there. It can sound almost like it’s simply the “right” to have your trial and potential...

| June 17, 2012 | Criminal Defense
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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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Collateral Consequences

Don’t let your plea ruin your dream job. After being charged and before trial, the State frequently will offer a plea deal.  One of the most underrated aspects of plea considerations is not how much...

| June 12, 2012 | Criminal Defense
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Meth Crimes In Minnesota

MANKATO METH DEFENSE ATTORNEY Methamphetamine (Meth) Crimes in Minnesota Drugs and felony charges:  sadly not a recipe for a happy, upbeat blog post.  If you’ve been charged with a methamphetamine-related crime, though, you need to...

| May 20, 2012 | Drug Crimes
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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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Does A Non-Court Appointed Lawyer Make Difference? Rand Study Says Yes.

Appointed Attorney | Recently a study by the Rand Corporation looked at this issue recently by examining the results of 3,173 murder cases in Philadelphia from 1994-2005.  Rand Corp. seemed to think the results were surprising, but...

| April 13, 2012 | Criminal Defense
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