Breaking News: Minnesota Supreme Court to Determine Constitutionality of Minnesota's Test Refusal Law
The Minnesota Supreme Court just accepted review of the State v. Read More
Posted on May 20, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Another Shot Fired Over the Constitutionality of Minnesota's DWI Test Refusal Law
Minnesota is one of very few states that make it a crime to refuse to submit to a DWI test - the vast majority of states simply impose a longer license revocation against drivers who refuse. Read More
Posted on May 19, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Breaking News: Minnesota Supreme Court to Rule on Necessity Defense in DWI Cases This Wednesday
Last August, the Minnesota Supreme Court accepted several cases dealing with Minnesota's DWI laws. Read More
Posted on May 19, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Governor Dayton Signs Extensive Expungement Bill
Today, Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a comprehensive new bill that is designed to make it much easier for people convicted of a crime to seal the record of their conviction, an action referred to as an "expungement. Read More
Posted on May 14, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
State of Minnesota's DWI Test Refusal Law In Flux
Things are getting even more interesting when it comes to Minnesota's DWI Test Refusal law. Read More
Posted on May 07, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
SCOTUS Releases Navarette Decision Regarding Traffic Stops
Today the United State Supreme Court issued their decision in the case of Navarette v. Read More
Posted on April 22, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Constitutional Crisis Crescendos: Future of Minnesota's DWI Laws More Uncertain Than Ever
We previously wondered if Minnesota was in the midst of a Constitutional Crisis due to the constantly shifting nature of how the Constitution has been interpreted in DWI cases. Read More
Posted on March 26, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Lawyers Weigh In On The "Inevitable Warrant" Doctrine
We've already pointed out the Constitutional Crisis that is brewing in Minnesota. Read More
Posted on March 24, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Is There A Constitutional Crisis Brewing in Minnesota?
"The point of the Fourth Amendment which often is not grasped by zealous officers is not that it denies law enforcement the support of the usual inferences which reasonable men draw from evidence. Read More
Posted on March 18, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Blind Reliance on Roadside Tests and a Cop's Word
As Will Lerner reports for Yahoo, it was a flat 0.00 on the breath test. It was a big negative on the blood test. Read More
Posted on February 26, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Should Drivers Get One Free Swerve?
That was the question once posed by Chief Justice John Roberts: Do drivers get "one free swerve| before the police can pull them over? Or is an anonymous tip of impaired or reckless driving enough to justify the stop?
Last October, Mark Sherman with the Associated Press gave us this Roberts quote: Read More
Posted on February 19, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Your State Can't Tell My State What to Do
Minnesota is its own sovereign power, meaning that it's free to wield its authority how it wants, more or less, so long as the wielding is done within its borders. Read More
Posted on February 12, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Kansas Finds DWI Implied Consent Law Unconstitutional
In 2012, we released a blog detailing the ruling in a then-unremarkable case out of the State of Missouri - a little case captioned Missouri v. Read More
Posted on February 07, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Breaking News: Minnesota BCA Won't Certify DWI Breath Test Results
Today I uncovered a startling, groundbreaking fact about Minnesota's own Bureau of Criminal Apprehension รข?? specifically its breath testing section. Read More
Posted on February 05, 2014 by Charles Ramsay
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Procedures Found Lacking In DWI Case
Drivers in Minnesota can have their license revoked for a variety of reasons besides alcohol. Read More
Posted on February 04, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Minnesota Court of Appeals Discusses Consent in a Post Brooks World
Yesterday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its first decision in the wake of State v. Read More
Posted on January 28, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Charles Ramsay Attends National DWI Defense Seminar
The attorneys at Ramsay Law Firm regularly reach out to educate both other attorneys and the public regarding DWI defense. Read More
Posted on January 24, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Three More Coerced DWI Breath Tests Suppressed
Last week, we received three orders suppressing the breath test results in three of our client's DWI cases. Read More
Posted on January 20, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Read This Order
Regular readers of our blog may have noticed a distinct lack of posts over the last month - for that, we sincerely apologize. Read More
Posted on January 13, 2014 by Daniel Koewler
Another Minnesota Judge Concludes DWI Breath Test Was Coerced
If you're a regular reader of our blog, you know that we previously discussed the role of judges in our criminal justice system. Read More
Posted on December 12, 2013 by Daniel Koewler