At this point everyone should know that they should never get behind the wheel while under the influence. However, where people generally get in trouble is when they try to reason with themselves. They believe that their level of intoxication after three beers is safer than their intoxication after six beers. Any level of intoxication… Read more »

While many people don’t think about it, driving while intoxicated is a serious offense. Not only could you hurt yourself (or someone else), you could get into serious legal troubles. Personally, your life can also change. Here are some ways that a DWI can change your life. Criminal record. If you are convicted of a… Read more »

Throughout the United States, the opioid epidemic is killing 115 people a day. A growing number of drug crimes in Minnesota as well as fatalities stem from opioid abuse. According to an article by twincities.com, 395 people in Minnesota died of opioid overdose in 2016, which marked an 18 percent increase compared to the prior… Read more »

How many of your rights and legal obligations do you know? You have a responsibility to know these rights. Law enforcement officials have no responsibility to make sure that you know the laws or your rights. You should not let the movies and TV shows give you the wrong understanding. If you are pulled over on… Read more »

Disorderly conduct is not a rare crime. People can be arrested for disorderly conduct in order to control the conduct in a public space. Anything that will corrupt or disrupt the standards or the public morals can be considered to be a disorderly conduct. If someone’s behavior is disrupting someone else’s peace and quiet can also… Read more »

The majority of people who are criminal defendants will be placed on probation rather than being sent to jail. This is certainly true for someone who has been charged with an offense for the very first time. When the court places someone on probation, the jail or prison sentence is suspended, but the defendant has… Read more »

Damage to property, or vandalism, is typically seen as a juvenile crime. However, juvenile crimes are not taken lightly. Vandalism can come in a variety of forms, including causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to someone else’s properties. If the act that has been committed lowers the value of the property or causes… Read more »

When it comes to drug possession, Minnesota has some of the harshest criminal punishments of any state. When it comes to methamphetamines, the law is particularly strict in order to prevent this pervasive, addictive, and destructive drug from taking hold. When you are arrested on meth possession, you will face four different degrees of charges… Read more »

When you hear the word “theft”, what definition usually comes to your mind? We define theft as a person taking someone else’s property without that person’s permission. Adults are not the only people who can commit a theft and be charged with a theft crime. Theft is stealing. If someone takes something that does not… Read more »

In Minnesota, assault is one of the most serious charges that one can face outside of outright murder. However, as with any crime, once you put the word “juvenile” in front of the charge, people tend to feel that it is taken less seriously. After all, a child are often punished lighter than an adult,… Read more »

In Minnesota, DWI crimes are taken very seriously for adults. As an enhancing crime, those above 21 years of age face exponential punishments if they incur multiple DWIs in a ten year span. However, what about when it comes to juveniles? If a person under the age of 21 is caught drunk driving, do they… Read more »

Domestic violence is never a good situation. Often it is never just one singular outburst, but rather a series of escalated attacks that result in injuries that often could have been prevented with an arrest. To combat this, Minnesota and many other states are constantly adding new laws that aim to put those who commit… Read more »

When it comes to obstructing the legal process, otherwise known as obstruction of justice, people may be familiar with the term, but very few know what it actually means. While obstruction of the legal process can be easy to define, it can have a surprisingly broad area of coverage. Under Minnesota Statutes 609.50 Subdivision 1,… Read more »

Minnesota Juvenile Burglary Charges Don’t Always Mean a Crime Has Been Committed Often when it comes to burglary charge in Minnesota, people often mix up the definition with theft. When theft occurs, then the person who has committed the crime has stolen something. However, for burglary charges to be filed, it doesn’t even mean the… Read more »

After you are arrested for a crime, there will be a delay during the time between a criminal investigation and the criminal charges filed by a prosecutor. You may think you have some time to relax a little. The prosecutor is probably busy with other cases and cops are busy with their other duties. However,… Read more »

When you begin to see the back to school ads and sales in the stores, this lets you know one thing: Summer vacation is almost over. Although the summer vacation will be over for many people, there will still be some time for students to have a little fun before the first day back to… Read more »

Thanksgiving is a time when people meet with their family and friends to celebrate their togetherness and relationships. These celebrations often include alcohol, and it is possible people can overindulge. Additionally, some people participate a pre-Thanksgiving drinking party on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, known as “Blackout Wednesday.” The idea behind Blackout Wednesday is nobody has school… Read more »

While a drug charge in the fifth degree is the lowest degree of drug charges you can face, it doesn’t make them any less serious. Fifth degree drug charges can still be a felony that can stay on your record for a lifetime not to mention result in some serious jail time. This means that… Read more »