21
Aug

Prescription Drugs DWI in Minnesota - The Unjust Result

DWI
UPDATE – This post is no longer an accurate summary of the law. Minnesota law changed in July 2017 to fix this unjust result. Please read this for historical context purposes only. Contact our office with any questions about this complicated, y…
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20
Aug

Loss of License From Traffic Violations

Loss of License, Traffic Violation
If you’ve been cited for a traffic offense, you should reconsider paying the fine right away and instead try to negotiate a more positive resolution. You may be able to even obtain a resolution that ultimately gets the citation dismissed. Such an o…
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Tags: License, Traffic Violations
19
Aug

DWI - The Testing Procedure Must Be Done Properly

DWI, Evidence
Much of the focus on a DWI defense pertains to the basis for the stop and whether probable cause existed to arrest the defendant. Once that occurs, the officer takes the defendant back to the station and administers an official test – usually a…
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11
Aug

Impact on Insurance from Traffic Tickets

DWI
Everyone understands that there is some impact on your insurance premiums if you are convicted of or pay a fine for a traffic ticket. But, not many understand the actual impact and how bad it really is. I recently sat down with an insurance agent –…
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Tags: Insurance, License, Traffic Tickets
6
Aug

Stop Based Upon Reasonable Mistake of Law is Permissible

Case Law Updates
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) just issued a ruling that further weakens our Fourth Amendment protections. It held that a reasonable mistake of law by police when stopping a vehicle does not violate a persons Fourth Amendment right t…
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Tags: Criminal Charges, Reasonable Mistake