For those that need to hold a professional license, they work in high stress jobs. Furthermore, because it took so much training to get those licenses, they want to protect them. However, mistakes happen. When professionals let all that stress get to them, it can...
Month: July 2018
How Previous Drug Crime Convictions Affect Current Drug Crimes
There are individuals who, after they get convicted for a drug crime, go to prison and the system completely works for them. They might serve their time and reflect on the consequences of their actions and never touch drugs again. However, it is far more likely that...
Is Traveling While on Probation a Violation?
Probation was put in place as a way for people who have committed more minor crimes to feel the punishment without having to serve full-on jail time. Probation allows you to live your life after being convicted, but there is no glossing over it – probation comes with...
Understanding Sexual Consent in Minnesota
Consent is always necessary before sexual conduct. Issues of age, position as an authority figure or person of power, developmental or mental capacity, and incapacity, either permanent or temporary, can change the standards of consent. Consent must occur before any...
When Sleeping in Your Car Can Still be a DWI
Driving under the influence is a serious crime, and people are starting to acknowledge that to a point that, even while under the influence, they make better decisions not to drive. However, while staying off the road while intoxicated is a good way to stay out of...
Events That Can Trigger an Investigation of Your Professional License
Your professional license is your livelihood, but it doesn’t get threatened just out of the blue. When you discover your professional license is under investigation, it can result in suspension, or worse, revocation that means you can’t work in the field you trained...
Can Police Question a Juvenile Suspect Without a Parent Present?
We like to think that our children will avoid trouble with the law not just in their younger years, but well into their adult one’s as well. Unfortunately, a lot of parents have to deal with the reality that their kid staying out of trouble just isn’t going to happen....
What Happens When a Crime is Committed While on Probation?
The best possible outcome to any crime is to have the charges dropped, but if you are convicted on criminal charges, probation is usually the best punishment you can hope for. While it is lightly restricting, it allows you to not spend any time in jail and generally...