What constitutes stealing in Minnesota? When it comes to shoplifting, you aren’t legally considered a shoplifter until you leave the store with the unpaid merchandise, so slipping something into your purse while you’re shopping isn’t considered stealing. However, the Minnesota Supreme Court recently ruled that the same laws don’t apply to motor vehicles. Yesterday, the […]
Trigger Happy Cop Mistakes Camera For A Gun, Shoots Reporter
There are hundreds of thousands of good cops in the US, but there are are also a number of officers who should never have been allowed to have authority over others. Cops keep making the news because of the poor decisions of a few members of the fraternity, and it only casts them in a […]
CDL Suspension in Minnesota
Commercial Driver’s License suspensions can be even more problematic than a normal driver’s license suspension because many CDL drivers have that license as part of their job, meaning a suspension could cost them their source of income. Also, since CDL drivers are usually driving heavy machinery or potentially dangerous freights, they are held to higher […]
Boating While Intoxicated – Understanding Physical Control
As we mentioned in a previous Whiteboard Talk, you can get a DWI even if you’re not actually driving a car. That’s because in Minnesota, you only need to be deemed in “physical control” of the vehicle in order to be given a DWI. As we explained in that blog, “physical control” is a somewhat […]
Conditional Vs. Unconditional Bail in Minnesota
As we mentioned in a previous blog, bail is a set amount of money that a person accused of a crime must pay if they fail to show up to future court dates. For example, a judge in Minnesota may set bail at $12,000 for an individual who has been charged with a DUI. They […]
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