License suspensions and revocations are consequences one generally associates with DUI and traffic crimes. However, DUI and traffic cases are not the only cases that can raise driver's license issues. For example, here in Minnesota, under certain circumstances, a...
Drug Charges
What are the penalties for cocaine charges in Minnesota?
Drug crimes in Minnesota can come with some very harsh penalties if you are convicted. In the case of cocaine, the state laws are pretty strict because cocaine is considered a controlled substance. All cocaine-related criminal charges in Minnesota are considered...
Amphetamine-related incarcerations on the rise in Minnesota
One of the big things being charged with meth-related crimes causes a person to face is the possibility of imprisonment if convicted. Convictions related to meth are behind many of the drug-related incarcerations here in Minnesota, and incarcerations related to meth...
Mitigating circumstance may have helped Moorhead mom in drug case
Anyone who has been exposed to the Law & Order television franchise or any other legal drama for that matter has probably heard the term "mitigating circumstances." This is a factor in the justice arena that is intended to give judges some measure of latitude when...
Drug crime sentencing in line for a partial overhaul p2
We are talking about a Senate bill announced last week that could make long-hoped for changes to the sentencing system. The bill was crafted by a bipartisan group of Senators in what commentators have called a rare instance of collaboration. Mandatory sentences for...
Drug crime sentencing in line for a partial overhaul
There may be hope for Minnesota's nonviolent drug offenders who have been caught in the mandatory minimum sentencing trap. A bipartisan group led by Judiciary Committee chair Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has introduced a bill that would change some of the more onerous...
Do I need to worry about asset forfeiture after an arrest?
Are you familiar with the term "civil asset forfeiture?" If not, you're not alone. According to a Huffington Post survey, 72 percent of Americans are completely unaware of the fact that police, in many states, can seize property during criminal investigations,...
Groshek Law PA’s holistic approach to drug crimes defense
The rise in heroin and prescription drug addiction in recent years has resulted in more arrests of not only people accused of dealing drugs; individuals who are struggling with addiction but would never think of hurting another person have found themselves caught up...
New law can keep nedi-pot users out of jail, if they can sign up
Minnesota's new medical cannabis law went into effect on July 1, to the great relief of many sufferers of epilepsy, cancer and other medical conditions. Now, patients able to obtain a doctor's medical certification for a qualifying condition can legally possess and...
Are high bail amounts unconstitutional?
In recent months and years, the criminal justice system in the U.S. has been the target of much scrutiny and debate. According to the nonprofit, The Sentencing Project, as of 2013 the U.S. rate of incarnation had increased 500 percent since the 1980s; making the U.S....