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A St. Paul man has alleged that he was robbed after he responded to a Craigslist ad for a casual encounter. The man contacted the ad’s author via email and the two connected in the early morning on Nov. 28, 2011 at the man’s University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus apartment. After a drink, the two retired to the man’s bedroom, but after both of them were undressed, the woman said she forgot her phone charger.
A Minnesota mayor recently received a reduced sentence from 60 days in jail to three days of community service, following an arrest for drunk driving. The man struck two cars while driving in the Minneapolis metro area on Interstate 394 before being stopped by police. Having avoided incarceration the mayor should be able to continue to perform his duties, and according to a report in the Star Tribune does not intend to step down.
If you have been charged with a sex crime, you know the damage a mere allegation can do to your life. Your reputation, your job, your family life and more could all be gone in a matter of moments once someone accuses you of a sex crime. Even if you are able to show that you were falsely accused or that the alleged victim is not credible, you may still have to work hard to rebuild people’s trust. It is extremely important that you work with an experienced criminal defense lawyer from the very moment someone accuses you of a sex crime in order to best prove your innocence and preserve your rights.
After a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in St. Paul, police have been looking for clues as to who was involved. Now, nearly three months after the alleged homicide, police have charged a couple for their supposed involvement in this violent crime. The 22-year-old man was recently arrested in a Bloomington hotel room. It is unclear when the 19-year-old woman was arrested, but both were charged earlier this week.
When there is an error your criminal trial, it is important to work with your criminal defense attorney to file a timely appeal and argue why that error led the jury to believe you were guilty. Luckily for one man, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has recently ruled his conviction for vehicular homicide in the death of an ATV driver should be overturned. It granted the pickup driver a new trial because he was denied a fair trial when the jury, which heard evidence that he was drinking, was not told that the ATV driver was also under the influence of alcohol.
Jeremy Dennis Green, the son of former Vikings football coach Dennis Green, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and other charges on December 6, 2011, proving that people from many walks of life have been recently busted for possession of child pornography, distribution of child porn., or production of child sex images. Green, who had been an NFL scout for many years, and a ESPN football analyst, pleaded guilty to charges in Missouri, but also faces similar charges in Connecticut, where ESPN is based.
The designer drugs are all the rage, as the Star Tribune reports today. This is an update to a story we recently brought you.
If you have been charged with a Designer Drug crime, including drug possession, distribution of drugs, sale of drugs, or manufacturing drugs, you need an experienced Minnesota Criminal Defense Attorney ASAP. Because the law is so complicated in this area, you NEED someone fighting for you on your side from DAY ONE. Call us now at 952-466-6926 OR 1-866-929-7597.
Many people in Minnesota have heard stories of nurses and other medical personnel who are arrested for stealing prescription medications and painkillers, but there is often little discussion about the addictions that take over these nurses’ lives. The Star Tribune recently covered one nursing aide’s story of a drug addiction that started after his oncologist prescribed OxyContin for two years.
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