General Blogs

 In a criminal case, sometimes motions are filed. When a motion is filed, a judge has one of two options to tell the lawyers what to do after we argue it. Once a lawyer files a motion, for example, let’s say it’s to try to get the case thrown out for an illegal traffic

It’s important to understand how the bail process works both in state court and in federal court. They are very different. This will certainly apply in Minnesota, but many other states are the same way in terms of this bail talk. Just to be sure, you should check with your local laws in your state

Can the police really lie about smelling marijuana? Let’s dig into a personal case I have witnessed where that happened, and law enforcement because of lying about the odor of marijuana, decided to do a vehicle search. During the search, they found a gun that the client wasn’t supposed to possess and he got charged

When you go through a storm, there are a couple of different ways you can do it. Now, we can imagine throwing a stick out here, right, and letting it bob in the waves. But eventually, the storm’s strong enough where it’s going to blow it over to shore here. If somebody’s trying to get

Is it really a thing to be falsely accused of such a horrible crime? Unfortunately, yes. In fact, I am going to go into detail about a real case. The theory in the case was that law enforcement told some very important lies, and we exposed those to the jury. Even before, we’ve had some

Police Search Phone: Understanding Your Rights and Options “Police want to search my phone, should I consent?” That’s a question I often get. People are understandably concerned when they’ve been arrested, and the police search phone. They may be tempted to consent to the search in hopes of getting their phone back faster. However, it’s