Minnesota DWI caused by One Too Many Clean Pint?

A Minnesota DWI could result from too many clean glasses: Today’s article on the Star Tribune about Clean Beer Glasses explains how beer experts have started a new Twitter campaign to post pictures of empty pint glasses of beer with only suds remaining.  If  you had one too many pints at your local watering hole and got tagged with a Minnesota DUI, then you need serious help now!

Driving while impaired can result in lengthy mandatory minimum jail sentences, vehicle forfeiture, loss of driver’s license for a year or more even for a first offense, mandatory ignition Interlock for at least one year (costing over $1000), loss of license plates, loss of job, mandatory mimimum fines, mandatory alcohol or chemical dependency treatment, and lenghty probation periods.  In addition, if you lose your license, of course, you may lose your job as a result. 

Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys has won many Minnesota impaired driving vehicle forfeiture cases,  license plate impoundment cases, Minnesota driving while impaired jury trials, Minnesota  implied consent driver’ license revocation hearings, and DUI suppression of evidence hearings.  You don’t want a rookie protecting your rights and fighting for you in court, So hire an expert today.  Minnesota Criminal Defense Attorney Max A. Keller of Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys has been practicing law for about 15 years and has successfully handled many Minnesota drunk driving cases including DWI of alcohol, meth, prescription drugs, and Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana.  Visit a Minnesota DWI web site today to protect your rights and your freedom and stay out of Jail.

Max Keller has won countless jury trial cases involving misdemeanors and felonies, sex crimes, and DWI’s. He is a member of the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, which only allows the top 50 criminal defense attorneys in the state as members. Max is a frequent speaker at CLE’s and is often asked for advice by other defense attorneys across Minnesota.

Experience: Practicing since 1997
Minnesota Registration Status: Active
Bar & Court Admissions: State of Minnesota Minnesota State Court Minnesota Federal Court 8th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals State of Maryland

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