The Minnesota State Patrol has released video from traffic cameras showing drunk drivers. The State Patrol says the cameras, along with the help of the 911 dispatchers, play an important role when cracking down on drunk driving and handling complaints about other drivers. Of the 42,000 driver complaints the State Patrol received last year, 662 [...]
Tags: 911 dispatcher, Bennerotte & Associates, Criminal Defense Attorney, DUI, DWI, DWI attorney, Miranda Rights, state patrol, traffic camerasThe Minnesota Twins opener is today in Toronto versus the Blue Jays. Home games start next Friday versus the Oakland Athletics. With almost 40,000 seats, Target Field will be drawing in a huge crowd to the downtown Minneapolis area. As most people are aware, sports fans can be very passionate. With a group of [...]
Tags: Bennerotte & Associates, criminal defens, Criminal Defense Attorney, disorderly conduct, downtown minneapolis, jail, Minnesota Twins, police, riot, target field, vandalismSo what happens when somebody gets arrested? Not all precincts handle arrests the same, but generally speaking they are handled similarly. In Carver County, most of the time, the process goes like this: 1. The arrest is made and the individual is taken to the jail in Chaska, Minnesota. 2. The individual fills out [...]
Tags: arrest, arrest process, Bennerotte & Associates, carver county, Criminal Defense Attorney, dakota county, minnesota, what happens when somebody gets arrested?The Minnesota House of Representatives is currently considering a bill that would change the law regarding juvenile prostitution—or perhaps as advocates of the bill would call it: sexual exploitation of minors. H.F. 0556 has been introduced to amend the Juvenile Delinquency Provisions of the Juvenile Court Act and Child Protection Provisions of Juvenile Court Act [...]
Tags: Bennerotte & Associates, Criminal Defense Attorney, juvenile prostitution, prostitution, sex crime, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of minorsMany clients have expressed concern about their criminal charge being part of the public record. There are some plea bargains in which the “charge” does not show up on criminal background checks, because it was not a true charge. Short of that scenario, criminal charges are generally public information. Every state has different laws that [...]
Tags: Bennerotte & Associates, criminal charge, Criminal Defense Attorney, public record, right to knowDue to the many inches of snow that have been dropped on us over the past 24 hours, several cities are declaring snow emergencies. During snow emergencies different rules apply when it comes to parking on the street. It is important to know these rules, because if you break one of them, you will be [...]
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