In the wake of the St. Paul police brutality scandal, the Minneapolis City Council approved the formation of a new department for the investigation of police misconduct. Council members voted today and passed the proposal to establish the Office of Police Conduct Review with an 8-5 vote. The new agency will be run by both […]
Criminology of Breaking Bad: The Makings of a Meth Cook
In January of 2008, Breaking Bad premiered on AMC. And so our obsession began. This new series will explore the crimes and criminals of the television series from a criminal defense perspective. To do so, we must look back to where it all began: the pilot episode. For those of you who have missed out […]
Crime & Safety at the Minnesota State Fair
As the summer comes to a close, many Minnesotans are packing the kids into the minivan and heading to the Minnesota State Fair. However, safety is always a concern and the great Minnesota get-together is not exempt from chaos and disorder. Two Men Stabbed at MN State Fair The family fun was compromised this Sunday […]
Intoxilyzer Source Code Appeal Was a Long Shot from the Start
On June 27th, 2012, the MN Supreme Court of Minnesota upheld the validity of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN source code, thrusting more than 4,000 defendants back into the court system after a 6-year holding pattern. The appeal was spearheaded by a group of private MN criminal defense attorneys casually known as the Source Code Coalition, who […]
Drug Control Strategy Decoded: Reentry Council
The Federal Interagency Reentry Council is an organization that is mentioned many times throughout the 2012 National Drug Control Strategy. So, what is the FIRC? The Federal Interagency Reentry Council was first convened in 2011 to address the problem of offender recidivism in the United States. The council gives the following examples to demonstrate how […]
