
Breaking News: Minnesota's DWI Test Refusal Law Is Unconstitutional
You didn't misread that headline - the Minnesota Court of Appeals just ruled that Minnesota's DWI test refusal law is unconstitutional. Read More
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You didn't misread that headline - the Minnesota Court of Appeals just ruled that Minnesota's DWI test refusal law is unconstitutional. Read More
This comes up often enough to warrant a blog post - the future client who calls us, looking for advice, who has several assumptions about the "technicalities" of being arrested for a DWI. Read More
I sat in on an expungement calendar recently (a court session dedicated to hearing expungement petitions) to get a sense of how Minnesota's new law is playing out in the courts. Read More
You may notice that we cover a wide-array of DWI topics on our blog - sometimes we post about big news for the firm, like Chuck earning a new certification. Read More
Oyez Oyez! Hear ye, hear ye:
Chuck Ramsay has received the prestigious "ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist| designation from the American Chemical Society. Read More
You may recall the St. Read More
Minnesota's own Robert Zimmerman may have said it best when he noticed that "The Times, They Are A Changin'" It looks like the odds of the United States Supreme Court taking a careful look at Minnesota's decision to criminalize the act of DWI test refusal are going up by the day. Read More
How many times did you cross the line on your drive to work today?
I hope it was fewer than three, because that's all it took to initiate the traffic stop that has turned my client's life upside-down. Read More
Ignition Interlock - the little gadget that is designed to ensure that you cannot start your vehicle unless there is no alcohol in your system. Read More
Yesterday I posted about my client, "Kate,| whose minor traffic violation metastasized into criminal charges for DWI and gross misdemeanor test refusal. Read More
I recently appeared with a client at her arraignment for 3rd degree Test Refusal and 4th degree DWI. Read More
In Atlanta, Georgia, on November 6th and 7th, 2015, our very own Chuck Ramsay will take the stage to teach nationally-known trial attorneys the science of chemical testing, and how to use it in court. Read More
Today marks the eighth annual nationwide "Go Topless Day. Read More
Today the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a long awaited decision on whether or not to adopt the "good-faith| exception to the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule. Read More
Today and tomorrow, the crème de la crème of the Minnesota criminal justice world converges on St. Paul RiverCentre for the annual Criminal Justice Institute. Read More
Let's separate the men from the boys. Read More
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Bad news for hemophobiacs:
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that it is a-ok to arrest someone, haul her off to jail, and tell her:
We want evidence of the crime we think you committed, and we're not getting a warrant. Read More
Happy Monday. Let's start the week with a quick peek at the Minnesota judiciary, circa 2001.
In 2001, in State v. Larsen, 637 N.W.2d 315, Minnesota courts denounced the "legislative bypass" Read More