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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney
In an unsurprising set of opinions filed January 25, 2012, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the requirement that defendants and juveniles charged with a crime that requires a DNA sample, but not ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney
The Minnesota Court of Appeals determined that a district court erred when they ordered a Defendant to register as a predatory offender . See State of Minnesota vs. Stevie Junior Killett . Defendant ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney
The conviction of a Defendant found guilty of 3 counts of criminal vehicular homicide has been overturned by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and he will be given a new trial. In State v. Jeremy Scott ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2011 By Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney
In State v. Boerboon , a Minnesota Court of Appeals unpublished decision filed August 1, 2011, in a challenge by Defendant to a fifth-degree possession of controlled substance conviction, the Court ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2011 By Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney
In a concerning 8-1 decision decided May 16, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded police search powers and greatly reduced the constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizures. The ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney
An attempt to withdraw a guilty plea was denied by the Minnesota Appellate Court in a decision filed July 5, 2011. See State of Minnesota vs. Paul Andrew Peterson . Appellant Paul Andrew Peterson ...
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