The Minnesota Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision filed July 23, 2012, upheld the license revocation of an intoxicated driver who was taking his friend to the emergency room. The driver challenged the district court’s order on the basis that he was wrongly denied the opportunity to assert a defense of necessity. An implied […]
In State of Minnesota vs. Theng Yang, an opinion published June 18, 2012, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that police cannot detain someone only on a report that he is carrying a gun when the man is in the front yard of his home. Police were dispatched one afternoon to a residence after a […]
In State of Minnesota vs. Brandon Ryan Smith, Smith appealed his sentence of gross misdemeanor possession of a pistol to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Smith argued that since he was stopped for speeding and not wearing a seatbelt, the officer’s question of whether there was illegal contraband in his vehicle was an expansion of the scope […]
A Ramsey County conviction of two counts of disorderly conduct was overturned by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in State of Minnesota vs. Todd Charles Sharkey, an unpublished opinion filed June 4, 2012. Sharkey was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct after it was alleged that he disturbed a local city council meeting by objecting […]
Despite the fact that a jury found a man not-guilty of the charges against him, all records pertaining to the matter are not able to be expunged says the Court of Appeals in last month’s unpublished opinion State of Minnesota vs. B.H.F. An expungement is an action to the court to request the sealing of records. […]
An Apple Valley city employee was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving at a Pee Wee hockey game for 11-13 year olds. The man was operating the Zamboni and came under suspicion after a parent noticed that he was weaving and slurring his words. It was also reported that he was driving the Zamboni unpredictably […]
Even though alcohol-related deaths are at record low, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced there will be increased DWI patrols in 13 Minnesota counties for 2012. The 13 counties where the increased patrols will take place through September of 2012 are primarily metro and outer-metro counties including Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, […]