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15 June

Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images – Revenge Porn Law

North Star Criminal Defense | Criminal Charges, Felonies, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors, Sex Crimes/Child Pornography Crimes, Uncategorized

Sexting and similar communications have led to the oversharing of explicit images. To combat that, Minnesota enacted a revenge porn law to criminalize the improper sharing of sexually explicit images. The crime is actually called: Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images. This law, though, is...

04 May

Criminal Vehicular Homicide Attorneys

North Star Criminal Defense | Criminal Vehicular Operation, Felonies

Criminal vehicular homicide is an extremely serious charge with long-last consequences, including prison. If you are facing this charge, it is absolutely imperative that you hire an experienced and skilled Minnesota criminal vehicular homicide attorney to develop a strategic defense to best combat this case. What...

03 May

Domestic Assault – Intent to Cause Fear Defined

North Star Criminal Defense | Assault, Domestic Assault

There are two ways a person can be charged with domestic assault - actually causing bodily harm (i.e. punching someone) or by causing fear of immediate bodily harm. For the latter, the State must prove specific intent to cause fear of immediately bodily harm. As...

26 April

Reckless Driving Attorney

North Star Criminal Defense | Criminal Charges, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors, Traffic Violation

A Minnesota Reckless Driving offense is one of the most serious non-DWI traffic charges. It is a misdemeanor to start with, but could become a gross misdemeanor if there is a certain amount of harm caused by the reckless driving conduct. With such serious criminal...

29 March

Driving While Impaired – Defined

North Star Criminal Defense | DWI

Most of the time, when someone is facing a driving while impaired charge, they face two counts - one is based upon a test result above the legal limit of .08 and the other is based upon demonstrated impairment. In order to prove the latter,...

01 March

Carrying While Under the Influence

North Star Criminal Defense | Case Law Updates, Criminal Charges, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors, Gun Rights

In Minnesota, it is illegal to be carrying while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances. The offense can be either a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, requiring possible jail and/or a heavy fine, not to mention revocation of the person's right to carry. Under Minn....

25 February

Criminal Damage to Property Attorneys

North Star Criminal Defense | Criminal Charges, Felonies, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors

Criminal damage to property in Minnesota is a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor, depending on the nature of the circumstances and amount of damage that occurred. Any conviction for this type of crime not only has serious criminal consequences, including prison or jail time, but...

19 February

Domestic Assault – Defining “Significant Romantic or Sexual Relationship”

North Star Criminal Defense | Domestic Assault

A domestic assault is an assault - either physical or through fear - against a family or household member. Family or household members include many of who you'd expect - parents, children, blood relatives, spouses, and ex-spouses. It also extends to individuals who live together...

11 January

Substantial Bodily Harm Defined – Minnesota Assault

North Star Criminal Defense | Assault, Felonies, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors

The level of harm is often the distinction between whether an assault or obstruction of legal process charge is a felony or not. Central to this analysis is the term: "substantial bodily harm." If the victim suffers substantial bodily harm, the result is a 3rd...

17 December

Burglary Sentencing

North Star Criminal Defense | Burglary & Robbery, Felonies

Burglary involves the breaking and entering into a building in order to commit a crime or when a person actually commits a crime. When the building is a dwelling - i.e. a place suitable for living - sentencing for the burglary offense gets more significant....