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Fossum Named a Certified Criminal Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association

May 22, 2012
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Fossum Named a Certified Criminal Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association

Attorney John L. Fossum, of the Fossum Law Office, LLC was named as  Certified Criminal Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.   According the announcement from the MSBA: The certified specialist designation is earned by leading attorneys who have completed a rigorous approval process, including an examination in the specialty area, peer review,...

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CLE on International Criminal in Minneapolis, April 18, 2012

April 9, 2012
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John L. Fossum, along with former U.S. Ambassdor Robert Flaten, United States District Court Judge John Tunheim, Assistant United States Attorney John Docherty and Professor Barbara Frey of the...

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Minnesota Court of Appeals Allows Silence as Evidence of Guilt

February 1, 2012
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This week the Minnesota Court of Appeals took the Borg case, allowing the use of pre-arrest, pre-Miranda, and pre-counsel silence as evidence against an accused one step further, and...

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An Earlier Argument on the Right to Remain Silent

September 27, 2011
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Cromwell: Now, Sir Thomas, you stand on your silence. Sir Thomas More: I do. Cromwell: But, gentlemen of the jury, there are many kinds of silence. Consider first the...

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Minnesota Supreme Court Carves Huge Hole in the Right to Remain Silent

September 21, 2011
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The Minnesota Supreme Court today issued a decision creating an odd new hole in the right to remain silent.  Most Americans know through movies, TV dramas and Congressional hearings...

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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules on Randolph Case

July 22, 2011
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The Minnesota Supreme  Court this week issued its decision in the case of Walter Jamille Randolph, a case which arose in Rice County.  John L. Fossum co-authored an Amicus...

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