Florida v. Powell – US Supreme Court – Case Review
The second case review in a row that focuses on Miranda. It does tend to be a popular case. In this case, Mr. Powell was being charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was arrested and questioned by the police. But before he was...
DWI and the PBT
169A.41 PRELIMINARY SCREENING TEST. Subdivision 1.When authorized. When a peace officer has reason to believe from the manner in which a person is driving, operating, controlling, or acting upon departure from a motor vehicle, or has driven, operated, or controlled a...
Maryland v. Shatzer – US Supreme Court – Case Review
Today in the world of case review we will look at Maryland v. Shatzer. Shatzer helps us distinguish and interpret two prior cases: Miranda and Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477. Many of us are familiar with the Miranda rights. These rights are...
The Presumption of Innocent in DUI case
I believe I have mentioned Justin McShane before. A very interesting and knowledgeable PA DUI attorney. He just released another article about the presumption of innocence in DUI cases. To summarize, it appears that the innocence of the...
Zombie Rights
The 8th Circuit court (of which MN belongs) ruled the police had no probable cause to arrest the undead for disorderly conduct. These 'zombies' were dressed up to protest consumerism in Minneapolis during the 2006 Aquatennial. The fact that those...
DWI License Plate Impound
169A.37 LICENSE PLATE IMPOUNDMENT VIOLATION CRIMES. Subdivision 1.Crime described. It is a crime for a person: (1) to fail to comply with an impoundment order under section 169A.60 (administrative plate impoundment); (2) to file a false statement under section...