by sitewild | May 5, 2015 | County: St. Louis, Crim Pro: Appeals, Crime: Assault
Officers for the state decided to enter defendant’s home without a warrant, and eventually began to question them. Those answers became evidence (as such things often do). The State tried using those statements, claiming that they would have gotten...
by sitewild | Apr 7, 2015 | County: McLeod, Crim Pro: Appeals
This is why you need a well qualified attorney. As you can see in this case, even when an attorney doesn’t win an argument at court, there is a reason to make the argument, and that’s for appeal purposes. Here the Defense made a...
by sitewild | Apr 6, 2015 | County: Hennepin, Crim Pro: Appeals
Here is a nice update for the rights of the people. We have a situation where an agreement was reached, one that didn’t include the mandatory minimum conditional release. The Defendant had the conditional release imposed on a modified...
by sitewild | Sep 15, 2014 | County: Beltrami, County: Hennepin, County: Rice, Crim Pro: Appeals
A14-1077 Ricky James Bedell, petitioner, Appellant, vs. Tom Roy, Commissioner of Corrections, Respondent. Rice County District Court, Hon. Judge Christine Long. A prison inmate’s Fifth Amendment right against compelled self-incrimination is violated when he...
by sitewild | Mar 5, 2013 | Case Blog, County: Ramsey, Crim Pro: Appeals, Crime: Firearm
You should always be careful when in possession of a firearm. But if you have a conviction on your record, especially a felony charge, you should ensure that your firearm rights have been reinstated (this must be done by additional court order, not simply...