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A judge has sentenced a Hastings man to five years in state prison on a felony conviction for driving while impaired. Last summer, Minnesota state law addressed so-called “bath salts” in the state’s DWI statutes.
Minnesota law prohibits driving while impaired for all drivers. Most Minnesotans understand that the state presumes impairment if a blood, breath or urine test reveals an alcohol level of 0.08 percent or greater. Generally, prosecutors can seek DWI charges based upon other evidence of impairment, such as an arresting officer’s observations or testimony from other witnesses that the state believes shows impairment.
A Minnesota state trooper claims that a vehicle was swerving from side to side while traveling on 494 in Eagan during the early morning March 18. Authorities claim the alleged observation started a string of events that ended with a Bloomington man facing felony fleeing and driving while impaired charges.
A North Dakota Trooper recently was arrested for Minnesota felony DWI. This goes to show that even a police officer can make a mistake. And even a police officer will commit a DWI sometimes. And finally, even one cop will actually, sometimes, arrest another cop for impaired driving. When the cops get arrested, they turn to Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys. Call for Help now at 1-866-929-7597.
Stillwater police accuse a 25-year-old Lakeland man of crashing into his grandmother’s house while driving drunk. Authorities say that after celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with his uncle and a friend at a Stillwater establishment, the Lakeland man agreed to give his uncle a ride home.
A Burnsville woman reportedly is taking her Minnesota felony DWI case before a jury in April. Anyone facing DWI charges, whether the accused is facing a first-time misdemeanor offense or the person is charged with a higher level of DWI, has the right to take the state’s case before a jury. The right to a jury trial is but one of many vital constitutional rights that defendants have to protect all of our rights under our system of justice.
In the last post, this blog discussed a recent discussion among Minnesota officials who are urging more clarity in Minnesota’s controlled substance crime laws and DWI laws in relation to so-called “bath salts.” The synthetic substances were added to Minnesota statutes last year and on July 1, prosecutors were first able to charge Minnesotans with DWI related to bath salts. Just three days after the new DWI law went into effect, a Hastings man was arrested on suspicion of DWI in relation to bath salts.
This blog has discussed a number of the direct and indirect consequences of a DWI conviction in Minnesota. State laws generally govern many consequences, including sentencing issues and the impact a DWI arrest can have on a driver’s privilege to drive.