Minnesota Criminal Defense Lawyer

In a great piece this week in the Post Bulletin, staff writer Christine Beech takes some time to reflect on crime rates, what’s needed to reduce them, and the broken system in general. While she acknowledges punishment for criminal behavior is necessary, she makes a good argument for everyone to get involved in helping reintegrate the members of society who may have gone astray of the law. read more

In light of a gun death rate already exceeding the number of gun deaths in all of 2009, officials in the city of Minneapolis are letting people know, they won’t be relaxing weapons laws or penalties against violators any time soon. According to the Star Tribune, a news conference this week was the scene for officials to make their tough stance known. read more

It’s not often you see DNA evidence used to solve a crime. Really. Television shows like CSI are more likely to use it than actual police departments. It’s even rarer to use it on a theft case. However, that’s just what happened with a case out of Farmington. read more

In more and more criminal cases, Minnesota judges are banning defendants from using the Internet while they await trial or even as a condition of their probation. While it’s typically used in cases involving crimes over the Internet, defense attorneys and others are wondering if the sanction goes too far. read more

A bill was proposed this past week to the Minnesota Legislature from the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women. Along with the proposal, representatives from the organization delivered a report on domestic violence fatalities for the year. Their resulting recommendations include tightening up on domestic violence practices by law enforcement and judges alike. read more

With state budgets stretched beyond their limits, governments at the state and local levels have to make difficult cuts. In the case of probation and criminal justice corrections, those cuts are often met with resistance from the public and rejoice from those probationers that are lucky enough to see the benefits. read more

Police on the trail of a burglary suspect found wheelchair-bound man claiming that he obviously couldn’t be to blame because of a recent knee surgery. Evidence in his apartment, however, told a different story. read more

Felony assault and domestic violence charges result in Minnesota for a man with a thing for knives as weapons. read more

There are several ways to skin a cat and even more ways to get something for nothing. Unfortunately, there aren’t many ways of ensuring you won’t get caught, particularly if your methods are as bold as this St. Paul man. read more

It was a big week for busting marijuana grow houses in the Twin City area this week. Nine homes involved in a large grow ring were broken up throughout the week resulting in 18 arrests and over 3,000 plants being confiscated according to the Star Tribune.

The mostly Asian immigrant drug ring is believed to have ties to Canadian operations that use the same techniques. Upscale homes purchased mostly in 2006 made up the bulk of the busts. The homes sold for around $250,000 to $450,000 at the time of purchase. read more