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Jan: 27, 2014

Minnesota Misdemeanor DWI or 4th Degree DWI Defense

Being charged with a crime – any crime – is a scary proposition. You will need a Minnesota 4th Degree DWI Misdemeanor Criminal Defense Attorney to help you. You may be curious as to what the typical procedures are for going to Court. When do you go to Court? What happens at a Court appearance? When is a trial? This guide provides some basic information on what to expect.

Jan: 27, 2014

Northfield man accused of felony DWI in Golden Valley

Golden Valley Police reportedly arrested a Northfield man on suspicion of felony drunk driving May 4. Law enforcement says that they received a report from a caller that someone was “slumped over” in a vehicle that was stopped at a Highway 100 exit ramp. Police responded to the area of Highway 100 and Highway 55 and claim to have found the Northfield man asleep in the driver’s seat of a pickup truck. Police claim that the truck was idling and the gearshift was in the “drive” position when they arrived at the scene.

Jan: 27, 2014

Burnsville woman sentenced to over 4 years in felony DWI case

A Burnsville woman who pled guilty to felony DWI test refusal and drug possession charges has been sentenced to just over four years in prison after pleading guilty to two of three charged felonies. One count of felony DWI was dismissed. In March, this blog discussed the case against the woman who was accused of drugged driving after a December 2010 traffic stop.

Jan: 27, 2014

Woman Sentenced for Criminal Vehicular Homicide (CVO or CVH) for Texting Causing Death

Last week, for a Waseca County Criminal Vehicular Homicide ((CVO or CVH) woman was sentenced to 480 hours of community service and ten years of probation. She was charged with CVH because she caused the death of a driver of another vehicle while texting and speeding. She also also had several previous traffic citiatons for speeding and other offenses, and got another speeding ticket while this case was pending.

Jan: 27, 2014

Minnesota DWI suspect now facing perjury, other issues after DWI arrest

The Minnesota state Patrol arrested a 48-year-old February 1 on charges of driving while impaired in Southern Minnesota. Law enforcement looked at the driver’s prior record for DWI related incidents and apparently looked into whether or not a DWI vehicle forfeiture was in the cards, based upon the allegations.

Jan: 27, 2014

One car–Two people charged with Minnesota DWI after speeding stop

A Minnesota State Patrol Trooper accuses two people of driving while impaired-each of the accused was in the same car, during the same alleged pursuit. The trooper claims that while patrolling Interstate 35 near Duluth late last month, a car passed the patrol car traveling 92 miles per hour.

Jan: 27, 2014

Apple Valley man held on fleeing, DAC-IPS and DWI charges

Rosemount Police claim that a 49-year-old Apple Valley man fled from a traffic stop during the early morning hours April 9. Police claim that an officer saw a car that was purportedly jerking in its lane. The Rosemount cop apparently decided to pull the driver over at roughly 1:15 a.m. The officer claims that the driver sped off from the traffic stop after the officer got out of the squad to approach the vehicle.

Jan: 27, 2014

Judge sentences Hastings man to 5 years for felony drugged driving

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.

Jan: 27, 2014

Court: DWI charge is more serious than underage drinking and driving

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.

Jan: 27, 2014

Bloomington man accused of felony DWI, fleeing charges

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.

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