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No relation to Carmen Miranda in case you were asking. Ernesto is an otherwise unknown guy from Phoenix, Arizona who was made famous by a Supreme Court decision that requires police to advise suspects accused of a crime of their rights, the Miranda warnings. Anyone...
It is the standard in this state, and I would expect many other states as well, when a judge should remove themselves from a case. Years ago, when I worked for a judge, he had a small claims court case where there was not much money involved. The case involved a...
Years ago, when I lived out east I was doing a bike race near Boston. It was a weekly club race, went around a roughly mile long circle in an industrial park on a Sunday morning. I was to the right near the front of the pack of about 200 riders. To my left, I heard...
I do not usually comment on ongoing cases, the vast majority of my clients do not want their business to be aired out, and I of course respect and honor that. The recent issues surrounding the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office are an exception. My clients are seeking...
Public defenders handle criminal cases for those accused of crimes who cannot afford to hire a private attorney. The majority of the accused cannot afford private counsel which means that most criminal court work is handled by our public defenders. Public defender...
With the Derick Chauvin trial being televised many people saw the reading of a verdict for the first time. The broadcast was pretty close to what my experience has been, but it did not show all of the lead up, and typical follow up to the reading. When you are the...
The eviction moratorium may be over, but, there are lingering changes to Minnesota eviction law that have not yet phased out, and, even when the phaseout is complete, judges are likely to look at eviction differently than they used to. Pre-Covid, for landlords...
Due to the current pandemic, for the first time ever Minnesota courts are making widespread use of video court appearances. They are doing it to keep court staff, attorneys and clients save by reducing the number of people in courthouses. Video appearances also save...
An incident occurred where the mayor was confronted on his own property by two drunk individuals. The police Lieutenant, who lead the investigation, knew about, but did not talk to one of the individuals. When the defense located that individual, his account of what...