It is the foundation of our legal system. If you are charged with a crime, the judge and the jury have to assume that you are innocent until you either plead guilty or are convicted after a trial. What a lot of people do not realize is that the presumption means...
Criminal Law
No Problem, I Got Probation
Words often said by someone who has gone through the criminal court system, and not received a jail or prison sentence. While probation is certainly better than jail, or prison, it is not a cake walk. If you are on probation, you are subject to conditions. If you...
What affects the severity of a vehicular homicide charge?
Vehicular homicide occurs when a person perishes from negligent driving behavior. Depending on the situation, the consequences you face may vary significantly. If you committed criminal vehicular homicide (CVO) or know someone who has, it helps to know what to expect....
CRIMINAL LAW 101
Criminal law covers any case where someone is accused of a crime, all the way from parking tickets to a murder case. Any criminal case starts with the issuance of a complaint, often in the form of a ticket for the less severe charges. The complaint is prepared by the...
3 reasons why police may make a DWI stop
A police offer cannot pull you over and detain you without a reason. But a law enforcement official can stop you and pull you over if he or she believes your driving behavior is due to alcohol consumption. According to the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, it is...
Bridge To The 21st Century
FAMILY LAW, CIVIL LAW, CUSTODY, DIVORCE, CRIMINAL LAW, REAL ESTATE LAW. Those of you who remember the 90s probably remember this slogan, used by another Clinton running for president. Bill Clinton said that he would build a bridge to the 21st Century during the 1996...
Your Lawyer’s Toughest Job
Telling a client what they do not want to hear is probably the toughest job of a good lawyer, but also the most important. The only way a client can make good decisions is to have good information. If the client is not told that they are pushing for something that...
I Found Out On The Internet
I cannot tell you how many times someone tells me they learned something about the law on the internet. Don't get me wrong, the internet is the greatest tool for learning ever invented. Your computer has access to more information than all of the world's libraries put...
You Get What You Pay For
You get what you pay for; It is an old saying but still true. Sometimes inexpensive means a bargain, and sometimes is just means cheap. I have written before about clients paying too much for some criminal defense attorneys. These are usually the ones who bill...
Know your rights!
A line from a 70s punk song, and considered by most to be good advice. The problem, most people do not know their rights as well as they think they do. I cannot tell you how many times people have told me that they thought police had to read them rights when they are...
