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What Minnesota Parents – and Teens – Should Know about MIP Laws

MAR. 28 2019

No matter where you are in the country, any person purchasing alcohol must be 21 years of age or older. It is also a criminal offense across the USA for anyone to purchase (or attempt to purchase) alcohol by making false statements (including the presentation of a fake ID).

However, unlike in some other states, there are certain circumstances in which possession and consumption of alcohol by persons under 21 is, in fact, legal in Minnesota.

If your

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Could Minnesotans Soon Face “Long Distance Sexual Assault” Charges?

MAR. 22 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Sex Crimes | Sexual Assault

Advancements in technology have created a lot of opportunities to connect ourselves with everyday objects. We can locate our phone with our watch, start our cars from our living room, set off alarms from remote distances, activate sex toys through the walls…

Wait, what?

Don’t worry, you haven’t stumbled onto a website that you didn’t intend to visit. Recent advancements in technology have created new ways for people to use sex toys on others… without even being

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St. Paddy’s Day Is Coming – Don’t Get Arrested for Disorderly Conduct in MN

MAR. 17 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Disorderly Conduct | Holidays | St. Patrick's Day

The offices of the Minnesota State Patrol reported 424 DWI arrests over St. Paddy’s Day weekend in 2018, a total that is up 28% from the year before.

These St. Patrick’s Day DWI figures in a state where the number of average annual disorderly conduct arrests hovers around the 860 mark clearly illustrate that Minnesotans like to celebrate, and many view St. Paddy’s day as just another excuse to get rowdy.

If you do end up embodying

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Bob Kraft: A Reminder Prostitution Is Illegal No Matter Who You Are

MAR. 8 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Prostitution

Can the Patriots go just one year without a scandal?

Just a few weeks after their sixth Super Bowl win, Patriots owner Bob Kraft has been charged with prostitution charges. Many football fans (and Patriots critics) probably enjoyed a small snicker at the news, but the penalties are nothing to laugh at. Moreover, they are a reminder that no one is above the law – no matter how famous you are or how much money you have in

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Federal Charges for Trafficking Drugs in Minnesota?

MAR. 1 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Drug Crimes | Drug Trafficking

Imagine this. You get busted by the local cops. They say you’re going to be charged with trafficking drugs. They do their best to scare you. At some point, someone new comes in and tell you you’re going to be charged by the feds. What does this mean? Is it a scare tactic? Are they allowed to do this?

If you are charged with drug trafficking in Minnesota, most of the time your offense will be handled at

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FAQs about DWI Charges in Minnesota

FEB. 22 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

DWI arrests are a frightening experience. Once the effects of alcohol or other controlled substances have worn off, you might find yourself with a lot of questions. “What do I do now?” “Will I have to go to jail?” “Can I keep my job throughout this experience?”

Don’t worry. The team at Keyser Defense is here to answer any questions you might have about DWI charges in Minnesota.

Below you’ll find information on the most common things

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Domestic Violence Is Now a Separate UCMJ Offense: What Does It Mean?

FEB. 14 2019

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Military Law | UCMJ

It’s been nearly a year since the legislation was passed which updated the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include language to separate crimes of domestic violence under laws referencing assault by military personnel.

Simply put, the purpose of the changes was to prohibit those military personnel (or former servicemen and women) who commit domestic violence crimes from legally purchasing firearms.

A prime example in helping to incite this change – a former airman gunned down 26