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It is estimated that upwards of 10,000 Americans are wrongfully convicted of crimes each year.
Minnesota has made it easier to expunge criminal records so that individuals can move forward with their lives.
While people might think that they must be driving in order to get charged with a DWI, the law allows people to be charged with the offense even when they are not actually driving their vehicles.
The State of Minnesota's 2016 report on DWI related incidence, arrests, and fatalities shows that DWI arrests and recidivism rates are dropping.
Vandalism is often seen as a juvenile crime, but in Minnesota it carries stiff fines and penalties.
Rising blood alcohol levels can potentially be used as a defense against a DWI.
Refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test can carry steep penalties including impoundment of the vehicle and license suspension.
As summer draws to a close and the fall months begin, Minnesota has routinely experienced some of the highest DWI rates of the year.