This week the Minnesota Supreme Court decided a pretty interesting case concerning the intent to sell drugs. The key word in that phrase is “intent”, but maybe a better word is “impression”. The court decided that if a person’s paraphernalia gives the impression that one may be selling or sharing drugs, that is enough for a conviction for “intent” to sell.

When most people hear that a convicted defendant is sentenced to 189 months in jail, they assume the defendant has to serve the entire 189 months. A recent Minnesota Supreme Court decision has shown otherwise. We picked this case for this week’s blog because it dispels a lot of notions many may understandably have – the notion that, when convicted, you serve the entire term you’re given.

Recording officials doing their job has been an ongoing problem.  And when I say "ongoing problem" I mean: "they don't like it."  I thought I would take a little bit of time and discuss some of the news stories that I have seen recently. We have a few good links to issues that have popped up in the past couple years.

I'm happy to announce another win for Ascheman & Smith.  Last week we walked into court to address a city ordinance violation.  We are happy to say that the charges were dismissed and our client walked away happy.

Minnesota Disorderly Conduct Lawyer Disorderly conduct is the crime of engaging in a brawl or fight; disturbing an assembly or meeting; or engaging in offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous or noisy conduct or in offensive, obscene or abusive language that arouses alarm, anger or resentment in others. The crime of disorderly conduct is often viewed as a catch-all type of crime to prosecutors. Many different actions by individuals can be viewed by overzealous prosecutors as being criminal.

Foreword- we have another case blog by Kayla Terlinde one of our current law clerks. She has been doing an excellent job reviewing some of the most recent cases out of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Minnesota Court of Appeals. Below is her blog for State v.

Legal question of the Day: What did you do if you were arrested for Disorderly Conduct?  Bonus Point: What's the maximum sentence? Check out the answer tomorrow on our Facebook Page.

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