Date: 5/18/2012 Location: Hennepin County District Court Charge(s): Third-Degree (Gross Misdemeanor) DWI (Minn. Stat. Sec. 169A.20.1(1)) Result: The Court held the state trooper made an illegal/unconstitutional traffic stop and granted an order suppressing evidence and dismissing the case based on lack of probable cause. Result Explanation: Attorney Thomas A. Wilson researched, drafted and submitted a pretrial motion to suppress evidence, … Read more
The Minnesota Implied Consent Law The Minnesota Implied Consent Law requires that anyone who “drives, operates, or is in physical control” of a motor vehicle in Minnesota consents to be subject to Minnesota DWI Law and the Implied Consent Law. The Implied Consent Law further requires a person to submit to a chemical test of … Read more
DWI arrests in Minnesota frequently begin with a traffic stop made by a police officer or state patrol trooper. After the stop there is generally a sequence of actions taken by the officer if they suspect the driver has violated Minnesota DWI law. There are of course, legal and illegal (constitutional and unconstitutional) ways of both … Read more