Jury selection was set to begin on Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is currently charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for his role in the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody this summer. Jury selection was […]
TImberwolves Guard Charged With Felony Threats
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was charged late last week with felony threat of violence and fifth-degree drug possession stemming from an incidence at his residence in Plymouth last month, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. Guns and Drugs According to the criminal complaint, police arrived to Beasley’s home on September 26 after the […]
Minnesota Is Going To The Dogs (To Help Catch Sexual Predators)
Minnesota police already use canine companions to detect drugs and potential bombs, but now they are turning the dogs loose on sexual predators. Police recently introduced Sota, a black British Labrador that is the first law enforcement dog in Minnesota that is able to detect the presence of a cell phone and other electronic storage […]
The Five Degrees Of Criminal Sexual Conduct In Minnesota
Earlier today, we were reading up on a criminal sexual conduct case in Roseville involving a 20-year-old tutor and a 15-year-old student. In that case, the female tutor was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for her contact with the 15-year-old student, and it got us thinking about the varying degrees of criminal sexual conduct […]
When Does Battery Become Assault In Minnesota?
In most harmful physical interactions, battery and assault come hand in hand: assault generally being the threat of the action and battery being the harmful action itself. Interestingly, Minnesota is one of a few states that do not have battery laws in place. Instead, these crimes are handled as varying degrees of assault. This article […]
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