Conditional Release Violation – Case Law Update
If you are arrested for a crime in Minnesota, it is likely that you will be placed on bail or release conditions. The release conditions can be quite simple – to remain law abiding and make all future court appearances. However, sometimes the Court may require you to abstain from alcohol or drugs, to participate
Probation Violations – Disqualify a Judge?
In a probation violations setting, the deck is already stacked against the defendant in the sense that the State’s burden of proof is lower and the rules of evidence don’t apply. And that does not even include the possibility that the judge that initially placed the defendant on probation may now be the one to decide