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...
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...
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...
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...
If you are convicted of a felony in Minnesota, you will be required to have a DNA sample taken. Minnesota law requires samples from several different groups of people, which can in turn be...
Traffic Stops in Minnesota What can police search if you get pulled over in Minnesota? You’ve probably seen it a thousand times on TV: a car gets pulled over, the driver is ordered out, and...
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 pulled over by a police officer who suspects you...
Honey, I Served The Kids, New Alcohol Laws In Blue Earth County, Minnesota Blue Earth County, Minnesota has just passed a social host ordinance very similar to one already in place in Mankato. The county’s...
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...
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...
