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Keeping in line with gun regulations: Minnesota firearm laws Spring turkey hunting is coming up, and the nice early warm weather is making outdoor shooting ranges more enticing than they would be in your average March. If you’re thinking about buying a gun, or if you already own one and you want to make sure you’re keeping up with all the…
Unfortunately, there is another murder in Southern Minnesota, this time in the small town of Blue Earth. It looks like Brian Freeman (his last name is ironic isn’t it, as he won’t be a free man any longer) murdered Chris Fulmer with a hammer a few days ago. The story is reported by the Mankato Free Press and it claims…
Readers love their characters, and few are as diverse a group as the written lawyer. As some of the most diverse characters in the fictional tradition, the barrister can be a source of good or evil. And who doesn’t love a newcomer with a fresh edge? Major and minor, funny and classic, lawyers occupy a unique space in the charactered…
Minnesota’s Juvenile Courts Most people probably have a general idea that there are separate Minnesota courts for children who are charged with committing a crime. But what exactly do juvenile courts do, and when could one be involved if your child is charged with a crime? First, let’s get some terminology straight. “Jurisdiction” means the power, or authority, or a…
What happens if I plead guilty to a crime in Minnesota? Guilty or Not Guilty | If you have been charged with a crime, you might already know that you have a few options for how to plead, or respond, to the charge. It’s important that you talk with a lawyer about the different plea options and which one is…
Firearm Possession After Conviction | Most states, including Minnesota, have laws prohibiting people who have been convicted of certain crimes from possessing firearms. In many cases where these laws are violated, the violation simply comes down to the person in question saying, “I didn’t know I couldn’t own that!” This post will provide information on who is able to own…
Can the police put a GPS tracking device on my car? We Americans generally quite like our cars: we like road trips, Sunday drives, the interstate, and drive-thrus. So it’s unsurprising that for most people, it is a little uncomfortable to think about police putting a tracking unit on our car without our knowledge. But r The main issues in the…
The latest case to go to the Supreme Court is Lafler v. Cooper, an assault case where the prosecution offered 51 months if Mr. Cooper plead guilty. His lawyer, looked at the facts and told his client a better deal may come and he had a good case. The better deal never came and it went to trial The verdict…
Mankato Expungement Lawyer Everyone makes mistakes. Some of those mistakes are more serious than others. And some of those mistakes may even result in criminal convictions. But once you’ve moved past the mistakes, they don’t necessarily have to be a negative part of your background forever. With today’s internet and computer databases it’s almost too easy for potential employers and…
Last week, Joel Munt was found sane and sentenced to life without parole (along with a few hundred months in prison for his various other crimes). As a criminal defense lawyer I often tend to be critical of police and often times what can be a harsh justice system, but in this case the justice system performed admirably. In fact,…