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Woodbury Police accuse a St. Paul woman of driving while impaired based upon medication after she was allegedly involved in a January car accident. Law enforcement claims that the woman was in and out of coherence after being in the accident. Police had been in the area of her home to investigate a call reporting an alleged domestic dispute.
Not long ago, this blog discussed the issue of probation in Minnesota DWI cases. That entry focused on the trend in Minnesota of jailing people on probation for failing to pay probation fines or fees. However, in many cases, the judges impose terms and conditions at the time of sentencing that can make future violations of the law an issue for people on DWI probation.
On New Year’s Eve, a 25-year-old man apparently walked into a Quiznos sandwich shop and robbed the store of $310 dollars. For that, he was charged with federal crimes, including possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and interference with commerce by robbery. For the firearm charge alone he could be sentenced to life in prison; for the robbery charge he will face a minimum of ten years and a maximum of 20 years. What really is at question, however, is why the man was charged under federal law.
Being charged with a serious crime is incredibly difficult, but facing 19 indictments is likely overwhelming, especially for a young person. What is even more difficult is trying to keep a cool head and rationally doing everything one can to clear one’s name. This is why it is so important to work with a strong criminal defense attorney who will help explain what options are available. Failing to do so could lead to a wrong move.
Many of the people in Golden Valley have likely heard of the numerous former NFL players who have filed suit against the football league, alleging that it hid the impact that concussions and blows to the head would have on their long-term mental health. While much of the focus is on depression, dementia and suicide, it seems there may be another factor worth considering — sexual inhibitions.
Everyone in Minneapolis can agree that if you are charged with murder, you should probably avoid things that are bad for your defense. Any kind of violent crime will automatically come with considerable media attention, whether that is just in Minneapolis, across the state or across the country. The more public the case, however, the more difficult it may be to successfully defend against the criminal charges.
Many people in Minnesota are closely following the accident that happened outside of Harding High School in St. Paul. Earlier in the month, a 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide after police say he lost control of his SUV and drove down an embankment and into a 16-year-old. He was taken into custody at the scene of the accident and was held on $100,000 bail.
Two 20-something men from St. Paul may be facing a lifetime in prison after police are saying they have found 3 pounds of meth in their homes. When many people in Minnesota hear “life in prison” they are most likely thinking that these two men, 22- and 28-years-old, are running a vast methamphetamine empire across Minnesota and the United States. To find out that each are only facing a single count each of possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute meth, it seems like a ridiculously harsh punishment.
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