Get an attorney to represent you. Do not make further contact with law enforcement. Let the attorney handle things from here on out. Your attorney can handle any contact with law enforcement and also can provide any exculpatory evidence to the prosecutor.

Let's start with the DWI. Did you plead guilty to the charge? If so, it is too late at this point to go back and challenge the conviction as violating the cooperation agreement. The time to do that was back in 2018, not seven years later in 2025. I'm confused as to why an extension of... View More

They do not need to read your rights unless they are going to perform custodial interrogation. The fact that they did not locate stolen good does not mean that you get a free pass on any other illegal items that you might have been in possession of. You should get an attorney on board who can... View More

You need an attorney who can review all the information, not just your recitation, about what occurred to advise you whether the search was valid or not. It is unclear from the question what you are charged with, buy you need an attorney on board if you are going to challenge that search that... View More

The citation doesn't become invalid because there is incorrect information on the citation. It can be amended by the prosecutor at any point, even up to the point of trial. This is something that your son and grandson ought to be addressing. Your grandson was likely given a citation and... View More

No, the decision yesterday does not open the floodgates to suspicionless motor vehicle searches. There are certainly circumstances where your car can be searched without consent, for example a search incident to arrest, but cops are not going to be able to search cars whenever they want and... View More

Dropping a no contact order is not up to the alleged victim. It is a decision that is up to the Court. But the alleged victim can certainly contact the Court and request that the no contact order be dropped. A copy of that request would need to go to the prosecutor as well as the defense... View More

Individuals don't "file" charges. The decision to charge comes from the prosecuting attorney in the county where the offense occurred. The allegations can be reported to law enforcement. The allegations would be investigated and a determination would be made by the prosecuting... View More

Probation would only be notified if you signed a release of information allowing Intoxalock to provide information to probation. You should make sure to read the entirety of the handbook that Intoxalock provides regarding what substances will cause a failure. It is unlikely that probation will... View More

The stay of imposition meant that if you successfully completed probation, that the matter would've become a misdemeanor. However, if you violated probation, the stay of imposition could be vacated and there would be a stayed sentence of one year and one day on a lower level felony like a... View More

The right of the search warrant authorizes law enforcement to be in the location to search and seize items of evidentiary value. I don't know that there would need to be a specific authorization for additional people present, for example the alleged victim, if they have the alleged victim... View More

People are often discharged from probation early once they have completed the terms and conditions of their probation. I can't say for Ramsey County, but in many counties you would be transferred to unsupervised probation or discharged early after you have completed your community service and... View More

Arson doesn’t require that you entirely burn down a building. Arson is intentionally setting the building on fire. Whether it burns down or not is immaterial.

The cops aren’t generally going to track down and verify every alleged alibi that a suspect tells them about. I’m not sure... View More

Yes, public defenders are really on your side. You public defender most certainly DID NOT notify law enforcement that you had a warrant. Who knows why the warrant showed up this time, but I am confident that your public defender didn't have anything to do with it. They aren't going to... View More

Did not know they were committing a what? Law enforcement needs reasonable articulable suspicion to pull someone over. They would then need probable cause to place that individual under arrest and probable cause to get a warrant to seize their blood or urine. Get an attorney on board to review... View More

No, you cannot just show up to court and talk to the judge. There is a process that this would need to go through to modify the DANCO to allow you to go home. Modification would require a formal motion that would be served on the prosecutor and might also require an actual court hearing. Until... View More

I presume that when you plead that you told the officer under the oath that you understood the rights that you were waiving when you plead guilty and that you were not under the influence. You can certainly try withdraw the plea, but I don't expect that the court is going to let you withdraw... View More

You need to follow your conditions of supervised release. If supervised release requires sobriety, you need to remain sober. If you have a prescription for medical marijuana, then you need to get your pot from a dispensary. I'm not sure why she is requiring you to do MRT, but you are likely... View More

Get a permit. You cannot legally transfer a loaded gun without a permit. You certainly could be charged with carrying in public without a permit and there is no guarantee that anyone is going to simply accept a claim that you acted in self-defense.

Yes, you need to stop and wait for light to change. The fact that the cross street is blocked off doesn't change the semaphore to a stop sign. Pedestrians and folks on bikes need to be able cross and ignoring the light doesn't give them a chance to do that.