Minnesota Criminal Defense Lawyer

Congress recently repealed a mandatory minimum sentence for possession of crack cocaine—a sentence that was completely unfair and even, perhaps, racially skewed to favor more affluent powdered cocaine users rather than the largely African American crack-cocaine defendants. And it all began when a local judge ruled the sentence was unfair and biased. read more

With Meth Labs on the decline here in Minnesota, it would be nice if meth use would dwindle along with it. However, that isn’t the case. Instead, methamphetamines from Mexico are arriving daily to the Twin City area, according to the Star Tribune. read more

The Minnesota Supreme Court determined that small amount of meth in bong water make the entire volume into a drug “mixture”. With the water as part of the drug “weight”, that can turn 25 grams, or just over an ounce (equal to 5 tablespoons of water) of water with trace amount of meth  into a first degree felony drug possession charge, with penalties of up to 30 years in prison. read more