A recent Minnesota Supreme Court opinion has held that an air-powered BB gun is not a “firearm” for purposes of Minnesota’s Possession of a Firearm by an Ineligible Person offense. This offense, codified in Minnesota Statute § 609.165, subd. 1b,...
The University of Minnesota recently announced that it will no longer include a question requesting disclosure of prior felony convictions or pending criminal charges on admissions applications. The University implemented the change in hopes that potential students...
Another Minnesota firearms deer season has come to a close, but many people were unable to partake in what is often a family tradition here in Minnesota due to a past criminal conviction. Many people are surprised to learn that even non-violent, decades-old drug...
We see it proposed in movies, television shows, and high-profile crime cases – the insanity defense. Although we might think of it often as consumers of media and entertainment, the reality of the insanity defense is that it is rarely used, and even less likely...
Let’s say someone you know was engaged in some sort of criminal activity and managed to get away with it in the short term. Or maybe they made some youthful indiscretions in their earlier years. How long does that person have to live their life looking over...
The terms burglary and robbery are often used interchangeably in everyday life, movies and television. However, these terms have very different legal definitions under Minnesota’s criminal code. When a character in a television series comes home from vacation to...
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