The Barry S. Edwards Law Office brings you a guest blogger, Kara Lynum, criminal defense and immigration attorney. If you get stopped for a DWI and you’re not a U.S. citizen, you need to know how your immigration status could be affected. For some foreign nationals, a misdemeanor DWI may delay your ability to naturalize [...]
January 6, 2012
Can I Record a Conversation: Yes
It is legal to record a conversation you are part of in Minnesota, unless you are doing so for the purpose of committing a crime.
December 1, 2011
Source Code Update: Supreme Court Oral Arguments
The Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether the Intoxalyzer 5000 is reliable enough to support DWI or DUI charges. Here’s a quick summary of five years’ of litigation leading up to this moment.
November 25, 2011
The Rights of Unmarried Fathers: A Primer
When a child is born, there is no legal question who the mother is: the mother is the person out of whose body the baby comes. The identity of the father can be a matter of some dispute. So, Minnesota automatically recognizes the woman who gives birth as the child’s parent. The father is not [...]
November 4, 2011
Traffic Violations
When you get pulled over, the cop pulls up your DPS record, or your driving record, when deciding whether to give you a break. More often than not, you’re better off not having the speeding violation on your your driving record, under this scenario than not having it on your judicial record if you fight the ticket and “win.”
About Barry S. Edwards
I am a criminal defense and family law attorney in the Twin Cities metro area. I am admitted to the state and federal courts, and am a member of the Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations.
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January 18, 2012
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