Blog Posts in December, 2011
Posted on Dec 31, 2011 By St. Paul Criminal Lawyer
Early yesterday morning a player for the Minnesota Vikings, Benny Sapp, was cited for Misdemeanor 5th Degree Assault and Careless Driving in Minneapolis. Mr. Sapp allegedly was engaged in two ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By Minneapolis Criminal Lawyer
Be careful this holiday weekend. Roughly 400 Minnesota law enforcement agencies are conducting increased DWI patrols during the month of December. In the first 11 days of this month, with less than ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2011 By Minneapolis Criminal Lawyer
In my last blog post I discussed a recent Minnesota Court of Appeals decision dealing with what police conduct constitutes a stop or seizure . The Court of Appeals in that case did not discuss what ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2011 By Minnesota Criminal Lawyer
There is hope that the 4th Amendment still has meaning. The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled recently in the matter of the State of Minnesota vs. Michael Anthony Clark that a seizure has not occurred ...
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