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“Do the crime, do the time” is a staple of American criminal justice. So, the concept of confining people beyond the length of their sentence is unsettling.
The expansion of Minnesota's stolen property laws brought new penalties for possession.
Synthetic drugs, also known as designer drugs, are sweeping the country with deadly consequences.
A Minnesota doctor and his methadone clinic have admitted responsibility in an $8.5 million settlement over dispensing methadone to a patient with known methadone abuse signs.
It is a crime to solicit a prostitute in the State of Minnesota. Depending on the severity of the offense, and the frequency of the offender, it could be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony.
On the first day of August each year, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission publishes revised guidelines for felony sentencing.
Minnesota’s DWI laws are getting tougher. With a reduction of the BAC threshold for gross misdemeanor offenses to .16% from the previous threshold of .20%, there may be as many as 3,000 more mid-level DWI offenses in the state this year.
Guns, knives, pepper spray, and tasers are legal self-defense weapons in Minnesota. There are, however, some restrictions placed on when these weapons can be used.
