DWI are extremely serious criminal charges in Minnesota. The state does not provide a statutory provision on whether reckless plea bargains can be accepted, but a DWI attorney can create the bargain for an offender.
Residents of Minnesota who share ownership in a motor vehicle can now take advantage of an innocent joint-owner defense, thanks to a recent amendment to Minnesota law.
When police stop drivers in Minnesota for drunk driving, the Fourth Amendment provides protections for the people who are stopped against unreasonable stops, searches, and seizures.
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.