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As states begin to legalize marijuana, researchers have been looking into whether smoking marijuana impairs individuals’ ability to drive. There is concern that if more drivers are smoking marijuana, there will be more highway deaths. If an accident occurs after smoking marijuana, criminal lawyers will argue that the marijuana did not impair people’s ability to drive.
Byron Smith was convicted of murder in Little Falls, Minnesota. He was in court recently on the issue of restitution. Smith was convicted for killing a 17 year old and her 18 year old cousin, both of whom had broken into his home. He shot them each several times. At trial he argued that it was his right to defend himself on his own property.
In 2009, a man was pulled over for a traffic violation. According to NBC San Diego, law enforcement proceeded to search his pockets and his cellphone, finding references to gang activity. Using the phone as evidence, law enforcement arrested him in connection with a shooting, and he was later convicted of attempted murder.
The United States Supreme Court recently held that warrantless searches and seizures of a cell phone during an arrest are unconstitutional. In Riley v. California, the defendant was arrested after a traffic stop. The police found loaded guns in his car and then took his phone and searched through it.
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule applies to civil forfeiture cases. Max Keller from Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys wrote an amicus brief on behalf of the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice. The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case.
Not only are cases involving child protective services (CPS) emotionally challenging, but they are legally rather complex as well. While there are certainly cases in which CPS is necessary in order to protect a child, in some cases, families face false allegations and an unnecessary CPS investigation.
Robert Otteson is being charged with intentional murder of, Frank Varvaez, a man that was killed 31 year ago in Texas. Otteson has been living in Lakeville, Minnesota. He appeared in court in Dakota County last week. Narvaez was stabbed in a hotel room in Texas on September 30, 1983.
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