Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill yesterday that would allow some people to keep their vehicles if someone else was convicted of driving drunk in it. Under the current law, some individuals are forced to forfeit their vehicle even if someone else was driving drunk in their vehicle. For example, if a woman was letting […]
Minnesota Police May Undergo Mental Health Deescalation Training
A new proposal would set aside $7 million to ensure all police officers in Minnesota would undergo formal deescalation and safety training focused on handling situations involving a person with mental illness. The bill, which has bipartisan support, would include mandatory training in crisis intervention, conflict management and cultural issues surrounding mental illness for all of the […]
Self Defense and Stand Your Ground In Minnesota
When it comes to defending a person charged with a crime, there are a number of different avenues we choose to pursue. Sometimes we challenge aspects of due process, other times we challenge the officer’s version of events, and sometimes we state that our client was only acting in self-defense. An argument of self defense […]
All About Jury Duty In Minnesota
Have you been called to serve on a jury in Minnesota? If you’re like most people in the state, you haven’t. That’s because Minnesota has one of the lowest jury duty selection rates in the nation. In today’s blog, we did a little deeper and explore the inner workings of jury duty in Minnesota. Jury […]
Ignition Interlocks Stopped 350,000 Drunk Drivers Last Year
New data from the advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving suggests that ignition interlock devices prevented nearly 350,000 instances of drunk driving in the last year, and more than 2.3 millions instances over the past decade. If you are familiar with ignition interlock devices, you know that a driver must blow into the device in […]
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