Minnesota cops, crime labs, and prosecutors are just as liable to err – or mislead – as those in other states. Your attorney needs to know the latest on labs, tests, and procedure to adequately represent you.
Criminal Defense
Calling Out Officers Cushenbery (1375) and Swierzewski (7111) Minneapolis 3rd Precinct
The lesson: Constitution be damned. If a cop wants to go on a fishing expedition and harass you while he or she is at it, there’s not much you can do.
Why Defend the Guilty
The gist of my friend’s argument was that, using the aforementioned DWI case, if the driver blows a 0.08 or higher, she’s guilty. Why defend her. There is proof of her guilt, and she should suffer the consequences.
Get Your DWI Advice from an Attorney, Not the Local Paper
Be forewarned: do not go in front of a Minnesota judge having been charged of driving drunk with a child in the car and expect that your charge is the same as “simple” DWI but with different factors to consider at sentencing. And don’t hire a reporter as an attorney.