Posts Tagged ‘ gross misdemeanor ’

Minneapolis Curfew Prompted by Gunshots and Looting

May 24, 2011 9:57 pm - Posted by Rachel in Criminal Defense

After Sunday’s tornado, a curfew was placed for the areas between I-94 and Penn, Plymouth, and Dowling Avenues. Police Chief Tim Dolan says this is the first curfew he has seen in the city in the 30 years he has been there. The curfew was from 9pm Sunday night through Monday morning at 6am. The [...]

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Canadian Border Drug Smuggling

May 17, 2011 9:59 pm - Posted by Rachel in Controlled Substances, Criminal Defense

The Department of Homeland Security will begin using Canadian military radar technology later this year to prevent drug smuggling from Canada into the United States. They plan to start using the radar in November. The radar was used successfully in Washington state from 2005-2008. Several senators from neighboring states have written to Janet Napolitano, the [...]

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Ban on Synthetic Marijuana Passes in Minnesota Senate

May 12, 2011 10:18 pm - Posted by Rachel in Controlled Substances, Criminal Defense

Today, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill that makes the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana illegal. The sale of the drug would be a gross misdemeanor and the possession of it would be a misdemeanor level crime. Democratic Senator Katie Sieben was at the head of the group against this drug. She is from [...]

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