DWI/DUI defendants and criminal defense attorneys in Minnesota have been “waiting to exhale” as the Star Tribune put it on July 27, 2011. On July 26, 2011, the Minnesota supreme court issued an order staying further proceedings in the Source Code Litigation. This ruling means that instead of each case being heard individually, they will [...]
Tags: CMI, Criminal, Criminal Defense Attorney, DUI, DWI, intoxilyzer 5000, intoxilzyer, minnesota, source code, Source Code CoalitionA southern Minnesota dairy farmer was due in Court on Monday for a contempt of court hearing at the Sibley County Courthouse in Gaylord, Minnesota. Michael Hartmann is being accused of selling contaminated milk that made 15 people sick. The State Agriculture Department says that Hartmann ignored a court-approved embargo on his food. The disregard [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, Tom BennerotteEarly Sunday morning an angry patron pulled out his personal firearm and shot 5 times at the bouncers that kicked him out just moments before. He was at a bar near in Waconia, called Hoppers. He had thrown a drink at somebody and was escorted out. There were about 100 people inside the bar and [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, drinking, gun posessionWe have all heard the traditional story about bullies and being bullied. Social Media doesn’t seem to be absent of this story either. There are many instances that have been in the news lately about kids being bullied over Social Media. One story stuck out to me. It doesn’t so much include bullying directly, but [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, Facebook, john scott, MNIn the age of smart phones, how protected is your privacy? There’s hot news developing after last Wednesday’s decision from the California Supreme Court in The People v. Gregory Diaz. In California, if you’re arrested, the police can look at your text messages and, presumably, your photographs and other personal information—without a warrant. For a [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mnThe media has a habit of skipping the most important parts of the legal process. These parts include legal briefs, discovery, filing motions, etc. I am speculating on the reason these are not included, but I have an educated guess. I would say these parts are not included because of two reasons. One is that [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, john scott, Tom BennerotteThis is pretty far fetched. In actuality many people that are involved in criminal and or civil lawsuits that are what people consider “normal,” without getting into defining normal of course. Not every case that comes into the court room is as thrilling as the ones you see on TV. A lot of times it [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, john scott, Tom BennerotteThe media plays a large role in causing misconceptions about the legal process. One misconception is that all cases go to trial. Many drama TV shows don’t take into account that many cases get settled before going to trial. TV shows tend to skip many steps of the process and go straight to the trial, [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, Criminal Defense Attorney, criminal defense attorney mn, john scott, Tom BennerotteAgain, this answer is short and simple! Everything from your initial consultation to the finalization of your case is kept confidential. All the employees and attorneys are held to the highest standards in keeping our client’s information confidential. Whether it be a domestic assault case or a minor consumption, we treat all cases the same [...]
Tags: attorney/client privilege, lawyer confidentialityThis answer is short and simple! Yes! Once you retain us as your attorney representation your attorney will attend all criminal hearings with you. Whether your charge is small or large, such as a felony, we will be at your side at your hearings.
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