Blog Posts in November, 2016

Forensic Lab Mistakes

Whenever you watch a television crime drama, the results sent back from forensic labs are always taken as irrefutable. In the news, many criminal cases seem to come to a close after a DNA sample connects the suspect to the scene of the crime. It truly does seem that forensic labs can do no wrong. But, logically, this cannot always be the case. 2015 Innocence Project Study An organization based in ...

Five Degrees of Drug Possession Crimes & Penalties

Drug possession crimes are often portrayed as the “least serious” of drug crimes throughout entertainment media. But the truth is that a single drug possession conviction can bring heavy penalties, especially in Minnesota where the crime is categorized into five different degrees. The degrees of drug possession crimes in Minnesota are: Fifth: Possessing any amount of a Schedule I to IV drug, ...