Criminal Law Blog
Bailing Out Of Jail in Minnesota
When a person is arrested and booked into jail they often have to wait for a judge to determine their conditions of release. If a judge does not release a person on their own recognizance or grant them a conditional release, then monetary bail will usually be set. The...
Bailing Out of Jail After a DWI Arrest
It's 2:00 a.m. early on a Saturday morning. You've been arrested for driving while impaired (DWI) and gone through the testing process. So what happens now? Depending on the circumstances of the offense, DWI arrestees are either booked and released, booked into jail...
Age may affect a person’s BAC
People who drink regularly in Minnesota may believe they are familiar with their own tolerance for alcohol and use this as a basis for decisions such as whether they are able to drive safely. However, the assumptions about how a person’s body is responding to the...
Woman Avoids DWI Charge Due to ‘Auto-Brewery Syndrome’
A recent news story shows why hiring a lawyer and fighting a DWI charge is almost always in a person's best interest. According to articles from numerous news sources, a New York woman had her DWI charges dismissed after presenting evidence that she suffered from...
Why Does A Person Arrested For DWI Often Receive Multiple DWI Charges?
A common question from clients who have been charged with driving while impaired (DWI) is "Why did I get charged with multiple counts of DWI for the same incident?" The reason is that in a typical alcohol related DWI case, there are generally two ways for the state to...
Types of Sentences When Convicted of a Crime in Minnesota
After pleading guilty to or being convicted of a crime in Minnesota there are generally four types of sentences that may be imposed: (1) a Stay of Adjudication, (2) a Stay of Imposition, (3) a Stay of Execution, or (4) an executed sentence.A stay of adjudication is...
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