Posts Tagged ‘ DUI ’

Minnesota Supreme Court Overturns DWI Test Refusal Conviction

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The Minnesota Supreme Court today overturned the conviction of a man who was stopped in Corcoran, Minnesota for traveling 66 mph in a 55 zone and charged with driving under the influence and refusing to take a blood, breath or urine test. (DWI/DUI refusing)  The court’s ruling was based on an improper jury instruction at…

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Minnesota Supreme Court Finds Spouses Jointly Lose the Car if One Drinks and Drives

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Certified Criminal Law Specialist John L. Fossum

In a 29 page opinion issued yesterday, the Minnesota Supreme Court interpreted Minnesota’s DWI Forfeiture law to mean that if spouses jointly own a motor vehicle and one loses the vehicle through a DWI forfeiture, the other can no longer recover the vehicle as an “innocent owner.”  In the opinion, available here, the court found…

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