Blog Posts in 2020

If you have been accused of murder or manslaughter in Minnesota, you may be able to avoid conviction if you acted in self-defense when using deadly force to protect yourself or others. However, ...

When it comes to criminal cases , prosecutors must file charges within a certain amount of time after a crime has been committed. This time-frame is known as the statute of limitations. If prosecutors ...

Statute of limitations is the amount of time a person or prosecutor has to file a lawsuit. If the statute of limitations expires before a lawsuit is filed, the case will be dismissed. The state of ...

Sextortion involves the use of coercion or threats to force an individual to send sexually explicit photos and/or videos of themselves. Essentially, the term is short for sexual extortion. The person ...

According to Minnesota law, harassment occurs when a person knowingly engages in behavior that adversely affects the person subject to the conduct. Specifically, Minnesota Statutes § 609.749 provides ...

Generally, shoplifting is when someone takes an item from a store without paying for it. But it also includes instances of people using tricks or deception to leave the retailer without paying full ...