MN DHS Disqualification for Criminal Convictions
Minnesota Department of Human Services: Disqualification for Criminal Convictions Learn how criminal convictions can affect your job and career in Minnesota: background checks, state laws, licensing issues, and practical steps. Most [...]
What is a Threat of Violence?
What is a Threat of Violence? Threats of Violence is a serious felony charge in Minnesota. When someone uses threatening words it is common for the police to get called. When [...]
Domestic Assault by Strangulation
In 2005 Minnesota adopted the Domestic Assault by Strangulation statute Minn. Stat. Sec. 609.2247. This is a felony charge and it is not uncommon. Court data shows that 6,819 of these [...]
What is an Omnibus Hearing?
An omnibus hearing in Minnesota is a normal pretrial hearing in felony and gross misdemeanor cases. When someone first appears in court, they are advised of their constitutional rights and the [...]
Police Dogs and Drug Sniffs
Police dogs may be used to detect drugs, but searches may be a violation of a person's rights Police investigation of controlled substance offenses (drug charges) often involves the use [...]
Are Garbage Searches Legal?
Garbage searches in Minnesota may be legal, but not in every case In more than 30 years of defending Controlled Substance charges, I have handled many cases where police applied [...]
Challenging a Search Warrant
Criminal charges can be filed based on what police find in a search, but a judge may decide whether evidence was legally obtained It is common for criminal charges to [...]
Driving After Revocation
Driving After Revocation and Driving After Suspension – Don’t get your Driver’s License revoked or suspended again. One of the most aggravating things in more than 3 decades of criminal [...]
Update: COVID and Minnesota Courts
With the use of Zoom technology, Minnesota Courts continue to operate with adjustments to court appearances and trials The COVID pandemic continues to affect the operation of the Minnesota courts [...]