When people hear the term “assault,” they often imagine a scenario where one person punches another person causing physical harm, but you don’t actually need to physically hurt someone to be convicted of assault. Under Minnesota law, a person commits assault if they commit an act that intentionally inflicts or attempts to inflict bodily harm on […]
DUIs Significantly Increase Over Recent 4th of July Weekend
Minnesota made some big strides when it came to staying sober on the roadways over the 4th of July holiday weekend last year, and we hoped that trend would continue in 2016. The arrest statistics from the holiday weekend were recently released by the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, and needless to say, the numbers […]
Shooting in Falcons Heights Draws National Attention
It seems like each week we’re hearing about another shooting, whether it’s in the form of a shooting on a high school or college campus, or the shooting of a minority by a police officer. Unfortunately, during a recent 17-hour span we learned of two more fatal shootings of black civilians by white police officers. […]
Why Do Lawyers Defend Guilty People?
Criminal defense lawyers oftentimes get a bad rap. On the surface, many people simply see criminal defense lawyers as “those guys who make money trying to put rapists and murderers back on the street,” but that’s narrow-minded, and quite frankly that’s an unfair way to judge someone’s character. The fact of the matter is that […]
Distracted Driving Deaths Spike in Minnesota in 2015
We mentioned yesterday that violent crime spiked in Minnesota in 2015, but new data suggests that distracted driving deaths also experienced an uptick last year. According to the latest data from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, distracted driving played a role in 74 traffic deaths last year, a 21 percent increase from 2014. Not […]
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