Basis for Expungement

First off, I would like to say congratulations to our client for a successful expungement of her one and only criminal conviction.  This expungement was necessary for her to obtain meaningful work, adequate housing, and personal safety. Our client was...

Case Blog: Expungement – win?

This is one of those situations where the actual ruling sounds fantastic, but the order smacks you in the face.  Luckily, (I think) the hidden slap to the face is limited to a foot note.  We are still waiting to see if the Supreme Court will actually rule on...

Life Sentence – Minimum Term

A11-1734        State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Eugene Lee Rushton, Appellant. Clay County District Court, Hon. Lisa N. Borgen. When imposing a life sentence pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 609.3455, subd. 4 (2010), a district court departs from the...

No Contact = No Contact

A big surprise from the courts today؟ The courts have determined that no contact means no contact – no matter who initiates the contact. A11-1795        State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Aaron Bobby Phipps, Appellant. Stearns County...