Minnesota DWI Defense Blog

The thousands of consolidated DWI cases stemming from tests on the Intoxilyzer 5000EN, previously heard by Judge Abrams in the First Judicial District, have officially been accepted for review by the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Read More

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nesota's expansion of ignition interlock devices this summer may cause more problems than state officials anticipated. Read More

Today, the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General on behalf of the Commissioner of Public Safety and Prosecution Liaison Counsel for the State of Minnesota filed responses to the Appeal of Judge Abrams' Order. Read More

We were probably the first attorneys in Minnesota to start bringing Frye-Mack challenges against the practice of using urine tests to prosecute drivers for DWI. Read More

Judge Abrams ruled at the conclusion of the consolidated source code hearings that the Intoxilyzer cannot reliably determine deficient samples. Read More

Judge Abrams noted that Minnesota officials and the BCA have been aware of the broken Intoxilyzer since at least 2006, but have refused to install corrected software. Read More

Minnesota continues to use Intoxilyzer 5000 Despite Hundreds of Defective Breath Cases Annually. Read More

Many believed challenges to DWI alcohol urine testing were finished last December after the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a series of decisions. Read More