Earlier this month, Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys won the dismissal of yet another serious traffic case on behalf of one of our clients who was wrongfully accused. Max A. Keller’s criminal defense client was charged with Careless/Reckless Driving for allegedly throwing a pop can at another vehicle that had cut him off, in a road rage dispute. After careful research and persuasion, Hennepin County Criminal defense attorney Max A. Keller showed the prosecutor from the Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office that the driver of the car that cut off his client was equally to blame. As a result, the charge against Keller’s client was reduced from the serious charge of Reckless driving down to an ordinance fine of littering with a $50 fine.
Because fingerprints are generally considered unique, prosecutors often present fingerprint evidence as strong proof in criminal cases. However, fingerprint analysis is not always as straightforward as television crime shows make it appear.
Fingerprint evidence is a type of forensic evidence used to connect a person to a crime scene, object, or location. Investigators collect fingerprints from surfaces such as weapons, vehicles, windows, phones, or packaging materials and compare them to known prints associated with a suspect.
