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Minneapolis DWI Attorney Discusses Holiday DWIs
A Minneapolis DWI Attorney wants to let drivers know of a recent article indicating increased DWI enforcement in Minnesota. Between now and January 2nd over 300 law enforcement agencies will be earning overtime in an effort to pull over non-sober drivers. The...
A Minneapolis DWI Lawyer Explains Mitigating Factors
In Minnesota, penalties for driving while intoxicated (DWI) by alcohol are severe. They can include fines (as high as $1,000 for a first offense) and a jail sentence (as high as up to 90 days for a first offense). Your license may also be suspended for as much as 90...
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Lawyer Discusses Driving Without a License
If you are stopped while driving a vehicle and are found to be without a license, you have will be charged with driving without a license. Here are four facts a Minneapolis criminal defense lawyer wants you to know about this charge. First, the penalties depend upon...
Minneapolis DWI Attorney: Making the right to remain silent work for you
Minneapolis DWI Attorney would like to remind every citizen of his or her right to remain silent when being detained or confronted by the police. After watching years of crime shows most of us can recite our Miranda Rights from memory. It is...
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney Discusses Cameras in Courts
A pilot program is going to allow cameras and audiotaping equipment into some Minnesota district criminal courts in November, following on a ruling that allowed cameras in civil court, according to the Associated Press. Although the pilot program will not be allowed...
A Minneapolis DWI lawyer discusses pleading to a careless or reckless driving charge if arrested for a DWI
Under Minnesota law, if you have been arrested for a DWI, it is possible to plead guilty to Careless or Reckless Driving with alcohol involved. The Careless or Reckless Driving charge generally has a lesser punishment than a DWI. A plea like this is sometimes referred...
Why Hiring a Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney Matters for Assault Charges
Assault charges are serious–although assault in the fifth degree is a misdemeanor in the state of Minnesota, conviction of an assault may land the convicted person in jail for up to ninety days and the court can impose a fine on top of that. Various...
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney Explains Effects of New Law on Bullets and Ammunition
Minnesota’s prison population, already overcrowded due to what the Minneapolis Post calls an “unprecedented spike” in inmates over the past 15 years as a result of higher penalties for driving while impaired (DWI) convictions, drug possession and trafficking, and...
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney on Drug Charges
Drug charges can come with serious consequences if convicted, and penalties are often harsher for those who sell or were intending to sell illegal substances. In one Oct. 2015 case, drugs were found in a residential property after the authorities received a tip. Tip...
Minneapolis DWI Lawyer Discusses Ride Services to Lessen Drunk Driving
As the winter holiday season approaches, many revelers may drink more—at office parties or at private ones—than they usually do. The heightened drinking level may, in turn, lead to more traffic accidents, especially combined with darkness and snow or ice. During the...