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Minnesota: Minnesota Public Radio News MN court: Dog drug-sniffing outside apartment is “unreasonable search” Bob Collins September 5, 2017, 11:37 AM Sep 5, 2017 The Minnesota Court of Appeals today threw out the conviction of a Brooklyn Park man, arrested on drug charges, because police violated his right to privacy when using a drug-sniffing dog [...]
Minnesota’s “New” B...
As Minnesota’s child custody picture continues evolve, the MSBA issued an article which attempts to sum up the “New” direction of the Courts. The New Best Interest of the Child Factors Posted Jan 5 2016 by Minnesota Child Custody Dialogue Group in Articles with 0 Comments A summary of the new provisions in Minnesota family law [...]
Minnesota Court-upholds-crime-of-refu...
MN court upholds crime of refusing DWI test Bob Collins July 13, 2015, 10:58 AM Jul 13, 2015 0 The Minnesota Court of Appeals has again declared that the law making it a crime to refuse to submit to DUI testing is constitutional. The Court ruled today (pdf) in the case of Tarah Louise Fichtner [...]
Minnesota stiffens penalties for mid-...
The Legislature this year lowered the threshold for a gross misdemeanor drunken driving offense to a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of .16 percent. By Dan Browning Star Tribune JUNE 14, 2015 — 6:48AM The penalties for driving sloppy drunk in Minnesota get substantially tougher in August, a change that could affect thousands of drivers each year. [...]
Brainerd man loses state appeal case
A 44-year-old Brainerd man – who was convicted in March of 2014 of first-degree drug possession of 25 or more grams – appealed the district court’s decision and lost. The Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday affirmed the Crow Wing County District Court’s decision regarding the case against Timothy George Clark. Clark was sentenced to 104 [...]
U.S. Supreme Court to decide on takin...
The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to decide on June 18, 2015, whether to review a North Dakota Supreme Court case. It last agreed to review one in 1991. Nguyen v. North Dakota involves a drug-dog sniffing in an apartment building hallway. Although it is not uncommon for unhappy parties to ask for U.S. [...]