“Can my rights to firearms be restored after a conviction for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence?” Yes, you can restore gun rights after a misdemeanor domestic. But it’s complex. Once upon a time, the law stripped a person’s civil rights for a felony; but not a misdemeanor. A nice bright line. Well, not any more.… Read More »Restoring Gun Rights After a Domestic Misdemeanor in Minnesota
Driving under the influence of marijuana is already a crime in Minnesota. And that will not change when Minnesota legalizes marijuana. marijuana DUI will still be a crime. Unfortunately, some opponents of legalization use false beliefs, disproven by law-enforcement funded scientific research, to argue against legalization. So some promote fear that legalization will equate to more marijuana DUI cases. And their unstated… Read More »The Myth of Marijuana DUI vs. Science
One quarter gram marijuana oil threshold Quarter gram marijuana oil: The Minnesota Legislature made some changes to Minnesota “Controlled Substance” laws, effective August 1, 2016. One change created a Gross Misdemeanor for some “controlled substance” possession, for less than 0.25 grams or one dosage unit. Limitations Limited to first-timers: This law only applies to a person “not …… Read More »Less Than One-Quarter Gram Possession Gross Misdemeanor Crime
Juliet is “not yet fourteen” In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet says her daughter is “not yet fourteen.” Juliet was two weeks from her fourteenth birthday. “Ready for marriage,” her mother said. After all, Lady Capulet says, she was already a mother at that age. Though we never are told her lover Romeo’s age, it’s apparent… Read More »Romeo and Juliet Law: Minnesota Sex Crimes Based On Age
Do you remember the story about Jesus as defense lawyer for the woman accused of adultery? What can we learn about criminal law from the story of Jesus and The Adulterous Woman? (It’s in John, Chapter 8 of the New Testament.) We can learn about what criminal defense lawyers do. And we can learn about the laws of evidence;… Read More »Jesus as Defense Lawyer: The Woman Accused of Adultery
Do you think little or a lot about self-defense? Either way, you’ll live a better life when you consider self-defense from two perspectives: the practical and the legal. The different schools of self-defense training agree on many things. Similarly, the law of self-defense agrees in many ways across jurisdictions, cultures, even history. And though practical self-defense… Read More »Escalation, Dominance, Deception in Self-defense