Every driver on the road must ensure they’re operating their vehicle in the safest manner possible. One hazard they have to avoid is distracted driving. This encompasses a variety of factors that they should ensure they don’t succumb to while they’re behind the wheel....
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What to do after a car accident
Going through a car accident can be a terrifying situation. There is a lot of information to process in the seconds after you hear screeching tires and crunching metal. The order of thoughts is different for every person and each circumstance. Some think of their...
Can a Hutchinson, MN Criminal Defense Lawyer Expunge My Record If I Don’t Meet the Statuatory Requirements?
Fifteen years ago, the answer to this question was a resounding “no.” But then, in 2008, the Minnesota Supreme Court decided State v. SLH. This decision introduced the concept of inherent authority expunction. There are basically two big differences between statutory...
Drugged Driving Charges and Criminal Lawyers in Brainerd, MN
In many parts of Minnesota, impairing drugs are easier to obtain than alcohol. Two neighboring states, Michigan and Illinois, have legalized recreational marijuana, including marijuana edibles. Prescription drug use is widespread, and behaviors like pill sharing and...
Where Can I Find the Best Brainerd Divorce Lawyers?
Among most age groups, marriage dissolution rates have declined sharply since 1990. The one prominent exception is divorce among people over 50, or so-called “grey divorce.” These rates have skyrocketed since 2000. Still, a significant number of marriages end in...
A Hutchinson Criminal Lawyer Explains the 5 Types of Assault Cases in MN
Most assault cases occur when the temperature is between 80 and about 90 degrees. That sounds like a Minnesota summer to me. Heat increases testosterone production, which increases aggression. When the temperature gets much higher than 90, people stay inside, so the...
Do I Need to Get a DWI Lawyer in Brainerd MN?
Minnesota law enforcement officers arrest about 25,000 DWI offenders each year. And 77% of these charges result in DWI convictions. This is why hiring a DWI defense attorney is a must after you’re charged with drunk driving. Before about 1990, a Minnesota DWI was...
When Can You Be Charged with Public Intoxication in Minnesota?
Public intoxication is a crime that you can be penalized for, but only if there are certain elements present in your case. That’s good, because if you can prove that any element is missing from the case, you may be able to have the charges dismissed. What many people...
Criminal Vehicular Operation CVO Charges in Buffalo, Wright County, MN
In most states, criminal authorities consider car wrecks to be civil matters between insurance companies. Peace officers rarely file criminal charges in these situations, even if the collision is fatal. But most states do not have a law like Section 609.2113 of the...
A Hutchinson Criminal Lawyer Looks at the Consent Defense
Of all the defenses in a sex crimes prosecution, such as lack of evidence and entrapment, consent may be the most potent and most dangerous one. Consent is a potent defense because, if established, it completely unravels most sex crimes cases. If a McLeod County jury...