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Minnesota Court of Appeals Clarifies When Self-Defense May Be Claimed
Self-Defense is often thought of as a way to protect yourself from harm. If someone attacks you in some way, you may be justified...
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Presumed Guilty: Issuing a Dishonored Check
About 4 in 5 Americans live paycheck to paycheck, just one financial mishap from potential disaster. In Minnesota, that disaster can include criminal liability....
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Enjoy Your Holidays; Don’t Ruin Them with a DWI
The holiday period from Thanksgiving to New Year’s is a time for festivities, family and fun. Unfortunately, sometimes that fun leads to over-imbibing in...
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Joel Munt’s First-Degree Murder Conviction Upheld
The Minnesota Supreme Court, in a decision dated June 15, 2016, upheld the first-degree murder conviction of Joel Munt arising out of the shooting...
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Expungement: Eligibility if Convicted of a Felony
We recently highlighted the process of criminal expungement. As noted in that article, not all crimes are eligible for expungement. A felony-level conviction is...