The team at Appelman Law Firm will do everything in their power to help you avoid the need to go to sentencing for a criminal matter. We’ll try to beat the charges, get the prosecution drop the charges or work to earn a favorable plea deal, but sometimes there’s little that can be done to […]
What Happens During A Sentencing Hearing?
Sentencing is one of the last aspects of the criminal law process, but it’s an important one if you’ve been convicted of a crime. We work hard to help you avoid a conviction and beat the charges, but in the event you end up going to sentencing, you’ll want to know what happens during the […]
How Should Past Drug Convictions Affect Current Sentences?
A prison sentence serves two main goals; to punish an offender for their actions and allow them to understand the consequences of their actions so that they do not commit another crime in the future. When a person is released from jail, they attempt to get on with their life, but that past conviction remains […]
Minnesota Low In Prisoners, But High in Punishment
A recent piece by Ruben Rosario in the Pioneer Press put the spotlight on incarceration rates and sentencing guidelines here in Minnesota. For years, Minnesota has ranked as having one of the lowest incarceration rates by the per-capita measure, thanks in large part to a corrections system that pushes many low level offenders through a supervised […]
