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What to Expect from Your Minnesota DWI Case

The Christmas/New Year’s season is one of the most common times for drunk driving, and law enforcement keeps close watch for intoxicated drivers, in many cases increasing patrols drastically.

This means that although most of us are getting back to business as usual after the holidays, many Minnesotans are currently facing new DWI charges. If you are one of them, it is important to know what to expect from the trial process, as well as what criminal

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Reasons Your Thanksgiving DWI Arrest in MN May be Invalid

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

Every Thanksgiving weekend, police increase their efforts to patrol Minnesota roads, looking for drunk drivers. However, if you are facing charges for driving while intoxicated over Thanksgiving, there are a number of reasons why you may have been incorrectly charged.

Below we’re going to detail a number of different things specific to the holiday season that could play a role in your defense strategy and help to invalidate the charges against you.

These reasons may have resulted

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Drinking and Driving on Halloween in Minnesota Could Net You a DWI

Published By: Chris Keyser

Halloween is fun for kids and grownups alike – albeit different kinds of fun. Halloween parties are frequently some of the best all year, and aren’t something you’ll want to miss out on. However, for this reason, Halloween is also a particularly dangerous holiday nationwide, and has even surpassed New Year’s Eve in terms of emergency room admissions. Unfortunately, much of the danger is due to drunk driving.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a

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Can You Get a DWI for Riding a Lawnmower Drunk in Minnesota?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: BWI/BUI | DWI/DUI

Simple answer: yes, you can get charged with a DWI for riding a lawnmower drunk here. In fact, if you are operating any motor vehicle while intoxicated, this charge can apply, and the term “motor vehicle” is likely broader than you realize.

Let’s go back to the lawnmower for a second, though, because it’s something that actually happened recently. A Mankato resident was allegedly driving his lawnmower when he was arrested on a DWI charge.

A police officer

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8 Reasons Minnesota Breath Test Results Can Be Wrong

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Breath Test/Breathalyzer | DWI/DUI

If you blow higher than a .08 in Minnesota, you will be charged with a DWI. It’s as simple as that. Because the law says that driving with a BAC of .08 or higher is illegal.

With so much importance riding on a single number and a single test, though, it begs an important question: just how accurate are breathalyzers and breathalyzer tests? For better or worse, that depends on many different factors.

Why You Should Call the

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6 Ways to Defend Against a Minnesota Probation Violation Charge

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

Making a misstep while you’re on probation is unfortunately all too easy. Sometimes, you may not even realize that you’re doing something wrong until the hammer comes down. That’s why it is so important to make sure that you truly understand all of the terms of your probation and what you are and are not allowed to do.

Unfortunately, if you’ve been charged with a probation violation, that advice won’t help, and you’re life is about to

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Did You Get a DWI over Memorial Day Weekend? You’re Not Alone

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

Maybe you just had a few beers at a barbecue and you felt fine. Or you were drinking while fishing and thought enough time had passed for the alcohol to leave your system. Then came the sirens and blinking lights, followed by a breathalyzer test.

This past Memorial Day Weekend, police were out in force to minimize accidents related to drinking and driving. For their efforts, they made 328 DWI arrests. This is up from 259 a

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