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Restoring Your Rights in MN: What Happens After Expungement

AUG. 4 2020

Category: Expungement / Criminal Record Sealing

A criminal record in Minnesota can have consequences for your future, long after you’ve paid your debt to society and completed sentencing from the court. Often, landlords and employers ask if applicants have been convicted of criminal offenses. That means your criminal record can impact your ability to find employment and housing.

Many people seek expungement as a remedy for the problems presented by a criminal record. Here’s what you need to know about the expungement process and how

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How an Affair Can Turn Motive for Military Murder — Even in MN

JULY 27 2020

Published By: Chris Keyser

There’s a lot that’s unknown about the murder of Fort Hood Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen. The motive behind her murder is currently reported as an extramarital affair, but that may never truly be understood since the man who was responsible for her murder took his own life.

While the case of Specialist Guillen is still being investigated, there are some things covered by the Uniform Code of Military Justice that are understood clearly in military life and apply no

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Violent Crime Numbers Are Soaring throughout Minnesota

JULY 17 2020

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Criminal Defense | Violent Crimes

2020 has been quite the year. Between a pandemic, stay at home orders, growing distrust in police, nationwide protests, and surges in violent crime in Minnesota, it has literally been a year for the history books.

In fact, in Minnesota, the violent crime rate has soared. Phone calls to 911 about gunshots heard on the streets of Minneapolis have doubled from this same time last year according to the Star Tribune.

Violent crime has seen such an

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Stalking Is a Form of Domestic Violence in Minnesota

JULY 15 2020

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Domestic Violence | Family Violence | Stalking

When people envision stalking, they think of someone hiding in the shadows watching the person they are obsessed with, eventually leading to harassment and other crimes. That may be the way it is portrayed in movies, but in everyday life, stalking crimes can work a bit differently.

A good example of how different the reality of stalking can be took place in Minneapolis this year. A Minnesota State Patrol trooper was charged with two counts of stalking for

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Snapchat Videos Lead to Arson Charges in Minnesota

JULY 3 2020

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Arson

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, many cities across America have seen riots and destruction mixed in with peaceful protests. In Colorado, a 22-year old man was arrested for setting a police station on fire, a crime that landed him in federal court.

How was he caught? A Snapchat video shows him lighting the device used to set fire to the building in question.

Arson is a major crime no matter where it occurs, but committing

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Minneapolis May Abolish Its Police Force — What Does This Mean?

JUNE 29 2020

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Criminal Defense | Police

In the wake of the death of George Floyd, an idea that has been around for quite some time is starting to gain some traction: defunding the police.

The idea of “defunding” the police is something many people have a negative knee-jerk reaction to. However, what defunding or abolishing police inside and outside of Minneapolis means may surprise you. Here’s what you need to know.

Abolishing the Police in Minneapolis: What Does It Mean?

Proponents of

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Have Questions About Police and Excessive Force? We Have Answers

JUNE 18 2020

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Excessive Force | Police

Police officers are bound to uphold the law as well as protect the rights of law-abiding citizens. However, if you’ve seen police responding to peaceful protests over the last few weeks, you could be forgiven for having no idea that that is what they are duty-bound to do.

According to Insider, police have been firing rubber bullets, tear gas, and other non-lethal projectiles at peaceful protestors — as well as journalists. Especially in conjunction with protests related