Minnesota Underage DWI Lawyer Underage drinking and driving is a serious offense in Minnesota, carrying significant criminal and collateral consequences that can impact a young person’s future. For anyone under 21 caught driving with any… Read more »
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Minnesota Boating While Impaired (BWI)
Minnesota Boating While Impaired (BWI) In the spring, summer, and fall, Minnesota is a paradise for fishing, water sports, and boating enthusiasts. However, with the pleasures of boating come responsibilities and legal obligations, particularly concerning… Read more »
Testing Your Eyes – The HGN Test in DWI and DUI Cases
Testing Your Eyes – The HGN Test in DWI and DUI Cases As an initial matter, there is an ongoing and legitimate debate on whether to call field sobriety tests “tests” at all, since they… Read more »
Careless Driving in Minnesota
Minnesota Careless Driving In Minnesota, a person may be charged with careless driving for a wide variety of driving conduct. Additionally, a person charged with a DUI offense may be allowed to “plead down” to… Read more »
Third Degree DWI | Minnesota DWI Lawyer
If you or a loved one are charged with a third degree DWI, the information below will help you understand the circumstances you’re in. This article… Read more »
The Necessity Defense | Minnesota DUI Lawyer
The Necessity Defense | Minnesota DUI Lawyer In Minnesota, the necessity defense, sometimes called the defense of necessity, generally applies in situations where a person’s crime is excused because they are facing an emergency situation… Read more »
1st Degree Driving While Impaired (DWI) Charges | Minnesota DWI Lawyer
In Lundgren & Johnson’s first three articles from our driving while impaired, Minnesota DWI Lawyer series, we discussed the three non-felony categories of Minnesota driving while impaired (DWI) and driving while under the influence (DUI)… Read more »
Answers to Fourth Degree DWI Questions | Minneapolis DWI Lawyer
What is a Fourth Degree DWI? A Fourth Degree DWI occurs when: A person drives while impaired, it is their first offense in their lifetime, and no aggravating factors are present; or A person drives… Read more »
Arrested at Home for DWI – The Post-Driving Consumption DWI Defense
Minnesota’s Post-Driving Consumption DWI Defense DWI defense work is unique. As we have described in other posts, DWI and DUI cases in Minnesota are not only defendable, but winnable. Challenges to DWI and DUI charges… Read more »
DWI Testing in Minnesota (Update)
At Lundgren & Johnson, we take special care to stay informed of the latest updates related to anything in the DWI field. We have successfully handled DWIs throughout Minnesota with results including dismissals, jury trial… Read more »
Minneapolis DWI – Must Read Q&A
Minneapolis DWI Lawyer David R. Lundgren, partner at Lundgren & Johnson, recently sat down to answer the most pressing and essential questions folks need answers to after being arrested for DWI in Minneapolis and the… Read more »
DWI and “Physical Control” – What it Means
We’re commonly asked how it can be that a person may be convicted of a DWI crime for merely sitting or sleeping in their parked vehicle. It seems counter-intuitive that a person commits a crime by… Read more »
GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD: SEVEN ESSENTIAL STEPS TO TAKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR TWIN CITIES DWI.
YOU WERE ARRESTED FOR DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED (DWI) The DWI situation is more common than you may believe. You might have had a couple drinks at happy hour with your colleagues, enjoyed a few beverages… Read more »
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: MN COURT MAKES ANOTHER LOGICAL CHANGE TO DWI LAWS.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals published an opinion this morning with a clear message to law enforcement: Stop misleading our citizens about what the DWI laws require of them. Everyone wants safer roads, but at… Read more »
Big Developments in Minnesota’s DWI Laws
Some big developments in Minnesota’s DWI laws this week. On Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued opinions in State v. Trahan and State v. Thompson. Both cases were previously on hold while the Supreme Court… Read more »