Willaim Gladstone was wrong, at least with regard to evidence in sex crimes cases. This English statesman once said that justice delayed is justice denied. That […]
Frequently, intoxication is the only issue in a DWI case. Generally, prosecutors can use either direct or circumstantial evidence to establish intoxication. Defendants whose BAC level […]
Minnesota has some of the most complex drug laws in the country. Most jurisdictions simply tie penalties to the nature of the substance and the defendant’s […]
Harsh drug possession penalties might be one of the last vestiges of the 1980s war on drugs, which probably began with the heartbreaking 1986 drug overdose […]
The state’s highest criminal court recently ruled that any offline efforts are a “substantial step” towards the commission of a sexual offense. In State v. Wilkie, […]
Aggravated assault, murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and other violent crimes are usually spontaneous combustion offenses. Like Spontaneous Human Combustion, these offenses often happen without […]
Minneapolis Democrat Sen. Scott Dibble says the state’s medical marijuana review board is nothing but “a coffee club” that has “no real purpose.” Current and former task […]
Because it is typically a full-stop defense, consent is one of the most effective defenses to personal sex crimes, like sexual assault. If a St. Paul […]