In Maple Grove, Minnesota, on Sunday, July 9th, a man suspected of driving while intoxicated was pulled over. The driver took off during the stop and led police on a high speed chase before hitting another vehicle. Both the driver of the vehicle and the drunk driver were killed. The driver had prior DWI charges, [...]
Tags: assualt, Bennerotte and Associates, Criminal Defense Attorney, diu, drug charges, DWI, high-speed chase, minnesota criminal attorney, when do i need an attorney?This Thursday, March 17, 2011, is St. Patrick’s Day. It is reported as the second most deadly day on Minnesota roads. The only one reported to be more deadly is the Fourth of July. From 2002-2008 the Department of Public Safety reported that 11 of the 20 deaths on St. Patrick’s Day were related to [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, Criminal Defense Attorney, department of public safety, DUI, DWI, eagan, minnesota criminal attorney, minnesota state patrol, st. patrick's day, st. paulThe Minnesota supreme court granted review in State of Minnesota v. Mahdi Hassan Ali on January 18, 2011. Ali was one of two Somali boys accused of robbing the Seward Market on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis on January 6, 2010 during which three East African men were killed. The case has presented interesting—and important—questions of [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, constitutional rights, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, minnesota criminal attorneyAccording to Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Kathy Pederson in the Sleepy Eye News, the State Patrol’s December 2010 DWI crackdown resulted in 2,399 DWI arrests and 2,178 seatbelt citations. DWI arrests were down from December 2009. Sgt. Peterson cited this winter’s bad weather and awareness of the DWI crack downs for the drop in arrests [...]
Tags: conor tobin, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, DUI attorney mn, DWI attorney, minnesota criminal attorneyThe Fifth Amendment in criminal cases. Often time’s police officers will threaten you or scare you into talking to them even though you have a constitutional right to say nothing until you have consulted with an attorney. Many assume that if you plead the Fifth you are indeed guilty and you are just buying time [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, Criminal Defense Attorney, criminal defense attorney mn, criminal defense lawyer mn, john scott, minnesota criminal attorney, Tom BennerotteReason #1. We call you back. Like most attorneys, we are pretty busy, here at Bennerotte & Associates. That, however, doesn’t mean we neglect our clients. Sometimes we may not get back to you the very same day, and even sometimes the following day, but know that we will call you back. We usually return [...]
Tags: DUI attorney mn, DUI lawyer mn, minnesota criminal attorneyScott Judd founded the DWI Ride Home program in 2007. This program seemingly was designed to keep drunk drivers off the road and keep innocent drivers safe. Investigators are now saying that the company was just a Ponzi scheme. Judd was killed in a car accident on September 15, 2010. This day was also the [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, DUI attorney, DWI, minnesota criminal attorneyHalloween Masks used in a robbery Halloween is the one holiday that lets us be somebody completely different for a short period of time. Many times, people find themselves wearing something they would normally not feel comfortable in. But on Halloween, many are able to look past their comfort zone. Most times this is used [...]
Tags: Bennerotte and Associates, conor tobin, Criminal Defense Attorney, john scott, minnesota criminal attorney, Tom BennerotteFlooding causing trouble to Minnesota roads and traffic. You may have noticed lately that traffic is worse than it normally is. This is likely linked to the many bridges and roads across the metro area that are closed due to flooding in the Minnesota River. Some of the bridges/roads closed include; Highway 41 in Chaska, Highway [...]
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