Minnesota’s new drug sentencing reforms have been in effect since August 1st of this year. The reform was aimed to target and provide a harsh penalty to “king pin” drug dealers, while acknowledging that many charged with a controlled substance crime are non-violent...
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A Strong Defense Can Make All The Difference
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A Strong Defense Can Make All The Difference
Drugs
Police Use Coercive Tactics to Secure Drug Informants
A common technique for law enforcement is to use low-level drug offenders as “CIs” or confidential informants to help catch higher level drug dealers and suppliers. Often these cases involve a non-violent offender with little to no criminal history who gets caught...
It’s All Hearsay…or Is It?
It’s All Hearsay! They don’t have anything. I often hear a client or potential client tell me that the police or prosecutor don’t have any evidence against them. “All they have is hearsay.” But what is hearsay really? Typical cases where hearsay is an issue are the...
You hear it on TV and in the movies, “You have the right to remain silent…” But what does it mean?
On more than one occasion, I have spoken to someone who tells me, “ They didn’t read me Miranda when they arrested me.” They think that this means that the arrest was bad and that the case will get thrown out. But, the Miranda warning you hear on TV and in the movies...