Drug crimes are one of the most common crimes across the state, but the way they are penalized varies based on a number of different factors. The two biggest factors that impact your potential penalties are what drug you were in possession of, and how much of it you had. Below, we take a closer […]
Crime-related Forfeitures Increase in 2011
Minnesota law enforcement officials reported that there were 6,338 cases of vehicle, cash, or property forfeiture in 2011. State Auditor Rebecca Otto said the total increased from 2010, when there were 4,604 forfeitures. She said the spike in forfeiture was likely related to mandated changes in the forfeiture process. The change in forfeiture procedures resulted […]
