Mar: 03, 2013

New Supreme Court ruling will influence drunk driving charges

If Minneapolis police arrest you after you are involved in a fatal accident, there is a very real possibility that you could face vehicular manslaughter or vehicular homicide charges. When faced with these kinds of charges, it is important to remember that a strong criminal defense attorney can help clear your name or have your charges reduced. Trying to handle such serious charges alone is not only extremely difficult, but a mistake could cost years of your freedom.

Mar: 03, 2013

How high should bond be set for drunk driving?

When someone in Minneapolis is arrested for felony drunk driving, he or she will still likely be able to leave and remain at home until his or her trial. Only if the suspect refuses to or is unable to afford bond would he be stuck in a jail cell until he or she is able to appear in court. With a potentially long wait, it is likely that most people will pay the bond if they can.

Mar: 03, 2013

Prosecutors insist on trying man on 26-year-old charge

People in Minneapolis have certainly heard of cold cases, but many likely assume that cold cases involve murder, rape or some kind of other crime that has a victim and carries a certain degree of grief. Something like driving under the influence of alcohol, especially if it did not include a car accident or injuries, seems somewhat silly to prosecute years after it allegedly happened.

Aug: 02, 2012

Federal government pushes Minnesota for new drunk driving laws

With the sheer number of anti-drunk driving campaigns on Minnesota televisions and radios, many people in Minneapolis would assume that Minnesota is one of the strictest states when it comes to driving while intoxicated. Surprisingly, it is not. Minnesota is one of 33 states that does not require people convicted for the first time of drunk driving to install an ignition interlock. Unless a driver has a blood alcohol content that is two times the legal limit or higher or is being convicted of a second or subsequent drunk driving offense, Minnesotans do not need to have these devices in their vehicles.

May: 02, 2012

Viking arrested for driving while intoxicated in Eden Prairie

New Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was recently arrested after police say he was drunk driving. He was arrested in Eden Prairie on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol while sitting outside of an Eden Prairie McDonald’s. Prosecutors plan on charging one of the Vikings’ newest additions with second-degree driving while impaired and third-degree driving while impaired because of a prior drunk driving conviction. He may also face charges for careless driving.

Mar: 01, 2012

Maple Grove woman with cognitive disorders to be tried for accident

Before a Maple Grove woman can stand trial for her alleged involvement with a fatal motor vehicle accident, it must be determined that she is competent to stand trial. The 61-year-old woman has made her initial court appearance, but her attorney insists that her aneurysms, dementia and cognitive disorders all make her unable to stand trial. The court has ordered a mental evaluation before her next court appearance.

Nov: 01, 2011

Minnesota Court of Appeals overturns vehicular homicide verdict

When there is an error your criminal trial, it is important to work with your criminal defense attorney to file a timely appeal and argue why that error led the jury to believe you were guilty. Luckily for one man, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has recently ruled his conviction for vehicular homicide in the death of an ATV driver should be overturned. It granted the pickup driver a new trial because he was denied a fair trial when the jury, which heard evidence that he was drinking, was not told that the ATV driver was also under the influence of alcohol.

Tag: drunken driving