Minnesota DWI Defense Blog

We ended part 2 of this 4 part blog series with the question: “We’ve been down this road before and we learned from it. Right?” The answer is, Yes! . . . but apparently, it didn't take long for some of us to forget . . . Read More

Part 2 of our 4 part blog series exploring the software (source code) that controls every aspect of Minnesota's breath testing machine -- the DataMaster DMT. Read More

After the highly-publicized Noor trial, prosecutors, the media, and the public are increasing their scrutiny of the practices and potential biases of Minnesota's own Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). This isn't surprising to us -- we've been criticizing their biases and practices for years. What is surprising is how long it took for everyone else to notice. Read More

Our ten-year blog-aversary (we've been practicing criminal defense far longer than 10 years) came and went without much fanfare, but as this year draws to a close we make note of that anniversary now. In our first blog post we said the purpose of the blog was "to share information and promote excellence." We believe we've done that and continue to do so. Read More

Driving while impaired by alcohol -- or snowmobiling while impaired, or boating while impaired -- can and does lead to a lot of unnecessary death and destruction. But too often, a tragic death (or narrowly avoided injury) can lead the State to the unjustified use of junk science to try and obtain a conviction. It happens . . . but not on our watch. Read More

Minnesota recently started relying on the test results of Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) devices to gain entry into homes via search warrants. IMS devices, referred to as “ion scanners,” are an interesting piece of technology with a very high risk of being misused by aggressive government prosecutors. Here's what you need to know. Read More

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) trains its employees to testify in court that the DataMaster DMT (used in the majority of DWI arrests in Minnesota) is designed to give drivers the "benefit of the doubt." They "truncate" the breath test results, they take the "lower" of two breath samples, they have all sorts of "filters" to screen out false positive tests. Think of how absurd would it be if the machine keeps measuring someone's breath, and keeps getting a result that is below Read More

Breath alcohol testing has some benefits over blood and urine alcohol testing . . . but it also has a couple significant drawbacks. What is "mouth alcohol" and why does it invalidate a breath test result? Observe and learn . . . Read More

Michael Floyd, an NFL wide receiver who may-or-may-not be on the Vikings roster for the 2017 season, is facing criminal consequences for failing several breath alcohol tests while on probation for DWI. His defense is that the failed tests were the result of fermented Kombucha Tea, not intentionally consuming alcohol. Does such a defense make sense? Read More

Whether it is worth hiring a lawyer is a very common question people ask after being arrested for a DWI, and frankly, it is a fair question. The idea of an additional expense is difficult to accept when the financial consequences of a DWI are so significant. Ultimately, each individual will have to come to their own answer because the consequences of a DWI affect everyone differently. What factors should you consider when deciding whether to hire a lawyer? Here are some of the things Ramsay L Read More

In another blow to Minnesota's breath testing program last week a Hennepin County Judge ruled in this Order the Commissioner of Public Safety failed to prove our client's alcohol concentration was 0. Read More

Ramsay Law Firm recently won yet another DWI case by using our scientific knowledge to challenge a breath test result. Read More

There are some things each of us simply cannot do. Read More

Here at Ramsay Law Firm, we've been leading the charge against unscientific DWI evidence. Read More

Nobody wants to be arrested for a DWI. Read More

I want to bring a scientific challenge to a DWI case of mine, how do I do it? This is a question we have received a lot lately from other defense attorneys. Read More