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

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answered on Nov 15, 2024

This sounds like an extremely distressing situation, and your life has immense value - far more than any technology or lawsuit. Right now, the most urgent priority is your safety and wellbeing. Please immediately call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, where caring people are... View More

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answered on Oct 21, 2024

Since you're on an H-1B visa, any criminal record, even a minor one, could affect your immigration status. When you file your I-485, the government checks for any arrests or citations, and even small theft charges can raise questions about your moral character. However, a petty theft under... View More

The short answer is that yes, a couple can marry for the purpose of gaining access to the marital privilege in court actions, even if the charges are pending when the marriage happens. But, Marital privilege for evidentiary purposes is actually two separate privileges:

The first is the... 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

In criminal cases, the prosecutor must file a charging document (Complaint, Indictment, etc.) before the applicable Statute of Limitations period expires. The date the defendant learned of the criminal charge is not relevant to a Statute of Limitations issue. There may sometimes be, however,... View More

Yes, the subpoena would have to reflect the new trial date so you would need to be re-served with the subpoena.

Theoretically when the prosecution dismisses a codefendant's criminal charges it could have no effect on other codefendants' cases. But in practice there can be some effects. For example, it could have impacts on whether the dismissed codefendant can be forced to testify at the... View More

Who will do the considering, after hearing & seeing the evidence? Likely would be a judge. If the person being served could reasonably understand that they were being personally delivered papers, a judge would likely view that as effective personal service (even if the person never looked at... 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

Can a defendant move (ask the judge) to withdraw their guilty plea at a sentencing hearing? Yes. Is that a good idea? Maybe not. Minnesota has a relatively recent law reducing some "Controlled Substance 5th Degree Possession" cases from a felony to a Gross Misdemeanor if the amount is... View More

You can go to the DMV for new plates. I doubt that you simply have your original plates reinstated particularly if you permitted someone who was drunk and did not have a license to drive your car.

Is this restitution from a criminal conviction or are you using the term in the general sense? In either case, most attorneys who deal with civil disputes in general practice can assist you. Firms that specialize in personal injury probably not. You and your attorney will need evaluate the... View More

The defense can file a motion to suppress evidence based upon an illegal traffic stop. If the judge grants it, all evidence police obtained as a result of the illegal traffic stop would be suppressed by the judge. Almost always, this results in the criminal and traffic charges being dismissed.... View More

Police can lawfully stop a driver if they observe a violation, or facts amounting to "reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity." Since Minnesota laws requires a working plate light, lack of one can be a lawful basis for a stop. If working, but police claim the contrary, a... View More

In Minnesota police must justify a traffic stop with "reasonable articulable suspicion of criminal activity" or an observed traffic law violation. These are based on facts that the officer can articulate, later to a judge. A driver must have a valid driver's license to lawfully... View More

Unfortunately, no. You should be released if they exceed the legal timeline to hold you before seeing a judge, however, dismissal is not a remedy for being held beyond the legal timeframe.

Can't answer "did I commit a crime" with just a few stated facts. But I can suggest: Don't discuss it with anyone or on the internet, especially with police. Instead, the one exception: discuss with your lawyer.