Month: April 2014

Pre-trial asset restraint in Minnesota ...

April 17, 2014

In Minnesota, there are two types of pre-trial asset restraints and these include civil asset forfeiture and criminal as ...

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U.S. Supreme Court: Warrant needed for blood test in DWI cases ...

April 16, 2014

In the recent case, Missouri v. McNeely, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police officers must obtain a warrant before ...

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Understanding entrapment in Minnesota ...

April 15, 2014

Entrapment refers to any situation where a person is induced or persuaded to commit a criminal offense by a police offic ...

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Minnesota’s prison overcrowding issue ...

April 14, 2014

Prison overcrowding is a vast issue in Minnesota.  With many policymakers insistent on the need for stricter sentencing ...

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Questioning the validity of the breath test in Minnesota ...

April 11, 2014

When law enforcement officers stop drivers for suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, they routinely admini ...

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Minnesota sex offender program needs more sentencing options ...

April 10, 2014

In Minnesota, when someone is convicted of committing a sex crime and placed in the sex offender treatment program, they ...

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Supreme Court says authorities can take DNA swabs ...

April 09, 2014

Although the consensus was far from unanimous, the Supreme Court ruled recently that law enforcement officials can take ...

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