When are field sobriety tests used? In Minnesota, field sobriety tests are used by police officers to determine whether a driver is intoxicated and impaired by alcohol.  Usually, these tests are performed after a traffic stop if the police officer suspects someone of drunk driving but if the officer doesn’t have enough evidence to arrest. […]

When can the police pull you over? Under Minnesota and U.S. law, a police officer cannot stop you for an arbitrary reason.  Often, the police officer needs “reasonable suspicion” to pull you over.  Reasonable suspicion basically means that the police officer has some articulable reason to suspect criminal activity.  It doesn’t mean that there is […]