We always believe that you should challenge criminal charges in court, and that belief is especially true for those facing an assault charge. An assault conviction can have major consequences for your life, including jail time and huge fines. You need to challenge an assault charge, and we’re going to tell you the best ways […]
What Is Simple Assault In Minnesota?
There are a number of different ways and degrees to which a person can end up facing assault charges in Minnesota. There’s first-degree assault all the way down to fifth-degree assault, and there’s also simple and aggravated assault. In today’s blog, we take a closer look at what it means to be charged with simple […]
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 […]
Defending Assault With A Deadly Weapon Charges
An assault charge is considered a significant crime in Minnesota, and it only gets more serious when a deadly weapon is involved. That’s because it’s so much easier for serious injury or death to occur when a weapon is used in the commission of a crime. In 2017, the last year the statistics were compiled, […]
Reasonable Force Now Extending To The Classroom
Police are trained to use reasonable force when detaining a suspect, and similar guidelines are now being applied across many Minnesota schools. Under Minnesota law, school staff are allowed “reasonable force” to prevent or end an altercation, but only if the threat of “bodily harm or death” exists. Gary Lee, director of member services for the […]
