Have You Been Charged with DUI or DWI in Minnesota?
Many people feel that if a person is pulled over for DUI or DWI and tests positive for alcohol in the blood, a conviction is assured. This is even easier to believe for those actually pulled over, tested, shamed by police officers and jailed overnight.
The fact is, there is more than a "possibility" that you can beat your DWI or DUI charges. We have developed dozens of ways to attack driving under the influence and drunk driving police procedures, evidence and laws, and have achieved full dismissal of charges and full acquittals for hundreds of clients.
Thirteen Years of Experience in Developing DUI/DWI Legal Defense.
That state of Minnesota arrests and charges tens of thousands of people every year for alleged drunk driving offenses. The laws and police procedures governing these arrests are full of the inconsistencies and errors expected in this haphazard and wholesale roundup.
We constantly develop new and effective ways to prove the illegality of police methods, the invalidity of laws used to prosecute alleged drunk driving offenders and the legal problems often present in frequently used evidentiary practices. Read the below descriptions of some tactics we have developed and employ:
- There are no regulations regarding minimum requirements for procedures followed when administering breath and urine tests. We show how the tests should have been conducted, exposing the weaknesses in the government's case.
- We frequently beat cases on errors and oversights committed during roadside sobriety testing.
- You have a right not to be pulled over unless a police officer has reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe you are under the influence. Even weaving within your driving lane can be insufficient to indicate intoxication, as the court ruled in a case attorney Chuck Ramsay brought to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
- Accused people have a right to receive professional counsel before taking a test and to have the test independently evaluated immediately after it's taken. If a police officer hinders the independent evaluation, even to the point of simply refusing to provide a phone, the case against you is seriously compromised.
- The court currently includes license revocations, which are civil matters, when counting prior offenses, even if the accused was acquitted of criminal charges for each prior accusation. We are currently fighting this practice, on behalf of our clients, on constitutional grounds.
If you face drunk driving charges, call us. A first offense can bring a 90-day to one year loss of your driver's license, 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. A second offense can bring a 180-day or more suspension, a year in jail and a $3,000 fine. Three prior offenses can lead to felony charges.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding drunk driving defense, call a law firm committed to protecting your rights. We offer free initial phone consultations, accept credit cards, are available for evening and weekend appointments and charge affordable and competitive rates. Call anytime — our phones are answered 24 hours a day. Our office is conveniently located across from the Rosedale Center on Highway 36. To contact an experienced lawyer, call 612-326-5602 or 866-929-4387.
