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- What is Ignition Interlock?
Why is Ignition Interlock Important? Effective July 1, 2011 the Minnesota Legislature modified the driver's license penalties associated with alcohol offenses . The duration of time that a ...
- Watch Out - More People Are Being Charged With Felonies
The Dakota County attorney's office recently released a report detailing the number and type of charges that were filed for 2011. The report showed that the number of adults charged by Dakota ...
- Don't Flee The Police - It's a Felony
Earlier last week a woman in a western suburb of Minneapolis , Anna Nyenhuis, briefly attempted to evade police with her young daughter in the vehicle. Ms. Nyenhuis has been charged with Felony ...
- Police GPS Tracking Device Constitutes Search Says U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late January that police attachments of GPS-tracking devices to automobiles are considered searches under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution in the ...
- The Fourth Amendment Wins
On Monday, the US Supreme Court decided a case that reinforced the importance of the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution. The Court ruled that the police must have a search warrant to use a GPS ...
- The Police Need Probable Cause to Stop You
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 ...
- Court Considers Challenge to Drunken Driving on Frozen Lake
A Wisconsin Appeals Court ruled that drunken driving laws apply even to people driving on a frozen lake. Todd Anderson was arrested and charged with drunk driving after he was found to have a blood ...
- DWIs - They Don't Just Mean Drinking & Driving
Earlier this week a man from the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area was sentenced for more than 33 months in prison and a fine of $1,000 for DWI and drug possession . The man pled guilty to DWI and Second ...
- What is Ignition Interlock?
Why is Ignition Interlock Important? Effective July 1, 2011 the Minnesota Legislature modified the driver's license penalties associated with alcohol offenses . The duration of time that a ...
- DWIs - They Don't Just Mean Drinking & Driving
Earlier this week a man from the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area was sentenced for more than 33 months in prison and a fine of $1,000 for DWI and drug possession . The man pled guilty to DWI and Second ...
- What is Ignition Interlock?
Why is Ignition Interlock Important? Effective July 1, 2011 the Minnesota Legislature modified the driver's license penalties associated with alcohol offenses . The duration of time that a ...
- Watch Out - More People Are Being Charged With Felonies
The Dakota County attorney's office recently released a report detailing the number and type of charges that were filed for 2011. The report showed that the number of adults charged by Dakota ...
- Police GPS Tracking Device Constitutes Search Says U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late January that police attachments of GPS-tracking devices to automobiles are considered searches under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution in the ...
- Possession of Firearms
Minneapolis man was recently convicted of possessing a handgun . The defendant had previously been convicted of multiple felonies , including a crime of violence. As such, he no longer had the right ...