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In 1911, the Minnesota Legislature criminalized DWI, making it a misdemeanor charge to drive while "in an intoxicated manner".
Psychologists have long studied the "weapons effect", a phenomenon that says aggression escalates any time a weapon is present.
“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.