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 »