28
Jun

Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor Crime in Minnesota

Criminal Charges, Felonies, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors
You may not think it is that big of a deal. Buying beer or liquor for underage kids, or frat brothers/sorority sisters still younger than 21, is a right of passage. You may justify it by thinking that you owe it to them because someone did it for you…
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12
May

Careless Driving Attorney

Criminal Charges, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors, Traffic Violation
A Minnesota Careless Driving citation is a serious traffic offense that can result in a criminal record if there is a conviction. Further, while it does not automatically result in a loss of driving privileges, it can lead to the termination of insur…
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16
Apr

Stay At Home Order Violation - Minnesota Criminal Defense Attorneys

Criminal Charges, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors
The Coronavirus sucks. Hearing the nightly news on how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the country and fearing the impact it can have on our jobs, finances, and, most importantly, health – well, it takes a toll. Add in the…
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3
Apr

Depriving Parenting Rights Crime

Child Neglect, Criminal Charges, Felonies
Family law can get downright nasty – especially when it comes to parenting rights. It is not uncommon for the parents to fight tooth and nail to maximize their parenting time to the detriment of the other parent. Multiple hearings and parenting…
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26
Mar

Minor Consumption Attorney

Criminal Charges, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors
Minnesota has a “zero tolerance policy” when it comes to underage consumption of alcohol. This means a minor may not consume any alcohol without facing the possibility of receiving a minor consumption ticket in Minnesota. But, you may be…
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28
Jul

Disorderly Conduct - Fighting Words

Constitutional Rights, Criminal Charges, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors
The common-law crime of disturbing the peace (n.k.a. disorderly conduct) used to be broadly defined to include any behavior which disturbed the peacefulness of citizens. States took it upon themselves to codify this rule under disorderly conduct stat…
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30
Apr

Distracted Driving Law to Change in August 2019

Criminal Charges, Traffic Violation
Minnesota’s distracted driving law – a.k.a. texting and driving – will change come August 2019. Starting then, the law will be much more restrictive, essentially demanding that any use of a cell phone by a driver be hands-free. For…
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28
Sep

Interference with Privacy in Minnesota

Criminal Charges, Felonies, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors
Interference with privacy is a gross misdemeanor offense that can rise to felony level charges depending on the circumstances. The general concept of what interference with privacy means may make sense. But the statutory definitions are complex in tr…
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17
Jul

Leaving the Scene of an Accident - Hit and Run

Criminal Charges, Felonies, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors, Traffic Violation
Accidents happen. They don’t necessarily result in criminal charges – after all, they are called accidents. But sometimes, an accident can lead to criminal charges for failing to properly obey the traffic laws or if a driver leaves the sc…
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15
Jun

Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images - Revenge Porn Law

Criminal Charges, Felonies, Gross Misdemeanors / Misdemeanors, Sex Crimes/Child Pornography Crimes
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 Disse…
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