Until they get one, most people don’t know the difference between a standard DWI and DWI test refusal charge in Minnesota. Under Minnesota law, there are many ways that someone could be charged with drunk driving if arrested by the police. DWI Charges There are three common ways that a drunk driving offense is charged […]

So now that the US Supreme Court and Minnesota Supreme Court have weighed in regarding warrantless blood alcohol tests in the DWI context, where does the law currently stand? In Minnesota, we now have a fact-based inquiry as to whether a person consented to giving an alcohol test. Under Minnesota law, a police officer is […]

Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court released its decision in State v. Brooks, which analyzed how Minnesota’s implied consent laws interact with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McNeely last year. Under McNeely, police officers are required to get a warrant to test the blood of  a suspected DWI driver. However, Minnesota has a law that says police can ask […]

If you’re facing a DWI in Minnesota, one thing a good Minnesota DWI lawyer can help with is challenging the DWI test to determine if everything was handled properly.  Here are some things I can look at for your DWI case: Implied Consent — In order for Minnesota to require you to take a DWI […]

No one plans on being arrested for a DWI.  If you knew that you were intoxicated and that you would be pulled over for drunk driving, you’d call a cab.  Despite people’s best intentions, however, it’s a common scene where someone has “one too many” and is pulled over for a driving violation on their […]

Under Minnesota law, one basis for getting a DWI is to drive a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration over 0.08.  How do police officers determine a person’s blood alcohol level?  There are three types of testing currently used in Minnesota: Breath Test The breath test requires a person to blow a few samples into a […]