When motorists think about DWI, chances are they’re thinking about driving under the influence of alcohol, or perhaps some illegal substance like marijuana or cocaine. The truth is, and as absurd as it appears on the surface, in Minnesota, you can be arrested for...
Year: 2014
Get Good Help When Facing Criminal Charges
Last week a criminal complaint was filed in Meeker County in a case related to a woman earlier this year being assaulted at her Grove City home. The defendant faces first-degree burglary and assault charges in Meeker County District Court, along with one felony count...
Minneapolis DWI Attorney: DWI Suspect Had Jell-O Shots In Her Pocket
News of a rather unusual DWI arrest in out-state Minnesota reached the Twin Cities last week. According to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, a 28-year-old woman has been charged with two felony counts of DWI in Clay County after she was pulled over and police allegedly...
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Lawyer: Teenagers Arrested After Phone Found at Scene
An 18-year-old Minnesota teenager and his 17-year-old accomplice were arrested May 12 on suspicion of burglary after they allegedly broke into a Bloomington residence the night before to steal electronics. Police state they were able to apprehend the two teenagers...
Holiday weekends often end with a phone call to a Minneapolis DWI Lawyer
Memorial Day weekend is a time for camping, barbecue, swimming, boating, fishing and even a little drinking. All those things we Minnesotans love to do. These days a holiday weekend also means that there will be a greater police presence. Many people won’t dare...
Minneapolis DWI Lawyer: ‘Social Host Ordinances’ Have Positive Effect, Paper Finds
“Social host ordinances” refer to laws that hold people (i.e. hosts) liable if they over-serve alcohol to guests who later get in trouble for being drunk. Social host ordinances have attracted some criticism, since it can be argued that they shift responsibility from...
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney: How to Fight False Allegations of Domestic Abuse
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney: How to Fight False Allegations of Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse remains a serious problem in our culture. That said, many of the laws which seek to adjudicate the problem are new, and many are so broadly written as to facilitate...
Most Recent Statistics on Alcohol-Related Crashes Requiring a Minnesota DWI Attorney
With the conclusion of Memorial Day weekend, also comes the conclusion of heavily enforced DWI enforcement and heavily enforced seat belt enforcement. Drivers in Minnesota were urged to drive extra vigilantly during the unofficial start of the deadliest season on...
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Lawyer: Former Senator’s Vehicle Confiscated After Relative’s Drug, DWI Arrest
A man who served briefly as Minnesota’s U.S. Senator is engaged in a battle with Twin Cities authorities over his vehicle, which was seized after the relative who was driving it was arrested on suspicion of DWI and other offenses. Dean Barkley, who was appointed by...
Minneapolis DWI Lawyer Discusses Field Sobriety Tests
According to an explanation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, research into a standardized method for officers to use when evaluating drivers suspected of drunk driving began in the mid-1970s. By 1981, law enforcement officers were using a...