"An appeals court has affirmed an $11 million jury award related to a Minnesota crash that killed three people and resulted in the wrongful imprisonment of a driver.
Affirming the defendant’s conviction of refusing to submit to a chemical test, the Court finds that defendant’s statement to the officer that he would not take the test without his attorney present was sufficient to support the verdict. State v. Jason Nelson (Ct. App. Unpublished. 9/17/18)
DRIVER SEIZED WHEN TROOPER ACTIVATES RED LIGHTS Affirming a District Court order granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss a charge of DWI, the Court finds no error in the District Court’s finding that the defendant was seized when the trooper activated his emergency lights immediately after the defendant pulled away from the side of the […]
Passenger Search Improper During a traffic stop, the defendant, a passenger, admitted to the officer that he had marijuana. The defendant consented to a pat search, but the officer more thoroughly searched the defendant’s pockets. The Court finds that in spite of justification to conduct a pat frisk, that the search into the defendant’s pockets […]
A commercial vehicle inspector was inspecting the defendant’s commercial vehicle at a weigh station and thought, but was unsure whether he smelled the odor of marijuana in the vehicle. The inspector had only smelled marijuana twice during his training 9 years earlier. A narcotics dog was called to the scene and alerted to drugs. The […]
A divided Minnesota Supreme Court today overturned a Court of Appeals ruling that using a drug-sniffing dog outside a person’s apartment without a warrant is a violation of Fourth Amendment rights. It was an apparent 3-to-2 vote. A divided Minnesota Supreme Court today overturned a Court of Appeals ruling that using a drug-sniffing dog outside […]
Vehicle Search – Backpack Police searched a motor vehicle for missing items stolen from a convenience store and all of the items that were believed to be missing were recovered. After the items were recovered, police searched a backpack found in the vehicle wherein drugs were found. The Court finds that the police lacked probable […]
Brent S. Schafer recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on Unconstitutional Fees In DUI Cases. Brent received training on a recent Court of Appeals Decision in Tennessee that administrative fees charged on blood draws are unconstitutional and violate due process. Many areas of the Country have similar administrative […]
Brent S. Schafer, Minnesota Criminal Defense Attorney, has joined Noticed©, an invitation-only service for distinguished professionals. Schafer has been chosen as a Distinguished Lawyer™ based on peer reviews and ratings, dozens of recognition, and accomplishments achieved throughout his career. Schafer outshines others in his field due to his extensive educational background, numerous awards and recognition, […]
Today, Bob Hilliard filed a lawsuit on behalf of Rebecca Veibrock, her four children, and Lisa Vansomeren and her two children who suffered at the hands of Hudson, Wisconsin dentist, Dr. Andy Mancini. The civil lawsuit, filed in Washington County Minnesota Court, details the mistreatment Rebecca Veibrock and Lisa Vansomeren's children received at La Petite […]
Brent Schafer of Savage, Minnesota was recently granted Membership into the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys after the Association confirmed that he has the skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, and strategies that are needed to successfully resolve and win DUI cases. The American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys has compiled information from Judges, Traffic […]
