In a continued effort to make it harder for guns to fall into the wrong hands, Minnesota lawmakers have increased the penalties for anyone convicted of make a straw purchase. A straw purchase is the term used to describe the action of one person buying or transferring a gun to another person who cannot legally […]
What Are Aggravating Factors In Minnesota?
Not all burglaries or DUIs are the same, and that’s why Minnesota law oftentimes includes the possibility of upgraded criminal charges for crimes in which aggravating factors are present. Essentially, aggravating factors are aspects of your case that raised the danger or threat level to the victim or the community. If your case involves one […]
Gun Thefts Have Tripled Over The Last Decade
A review of FBI data has found that the number of guns stolen from vehicles in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade. The review was conducted by the gun safety group Everytown, and it found that the rate of guns stolen from cars climbed nearly every year and spiked during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Appelman Law Firm Murder Conviction Reversal Profiled In The Star-Tribune
If you’ve been following our blog in recent months, you may be familiar with the name Stephanie Clark. As we detailed in past blogs, Clark was convicted of murder after a jury decided that her self-defense theory didn’t meet the needed threshold, as the jury had been instructed that the definition of “imminent threat” meant […]
More Suspects Are Shooting At Police Officers
According to data from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s Uniform Crime Reports, the number of suspects assaulting and shooting at police officers has risen significantly in recent years. The report comes on the heels of last month’s shooting in Burnsville that left two Minnesota police officers dead after they were ambushed by a suspect with […]
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