Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant would was wrongfully convicted.

A jury found appellant Christopher James Hayes, age 16, guilty of first-degree felony murder while committing a drive-by shooting and second-degree intentional murder. The district court convicted Hayes of first-degree felony murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment with the possibil... More...    $0 (04-29-2013 - MN)

St. Paul, Minnesota criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant who was held in contempt for refusing to answer questions propounded to him by a grand jury,


The Court's order permitted Kiewel to purge himself of contempt by appearing before the grand jury on September 19, 1952. He appeared before that body on that day and presented to the jury a statement theretofore prepared by h... More...    $0 (05-06-1953 - MN)

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with lying to a grand jury.

Muse Mohamud Mohamed, age 30, was served with a subpoena to provide testimony before a grand jury seated in the District of Minnesota regarding the use of the agent delivery process during Minnesota’s August 11, 2020, primary election. The City of Minneapolis’ election records docu... More...    $0 (05-11-2022 - MN)

Grand Rapids, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants seeking compensation for having been exonerated on being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Vaundell Duwayne Kingbird was exonerated for purposes of the statute used to determine if a person whose
conviction has been reversed, vacated, or set aside is eligible for compensation based on
exon... More...    $0 (05-06-2022 - MN)

Grand Marais, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide.

Rodney Ernest, age 37, was involved in a remote part of Wisconsin that resulted in the death of Bill Evans, Jr. on November 7, 2020.

The State charged Ernest with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of the accident, driving under the influence of alcohol an... More...    $0 (04-15-2022 - MN)

Albuquerque, NM - The United States of America charged Raymond Maestas with possession with intent to distribute meth.

Raymond Maestas, 43, of Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on Feb. 4 to charges of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute heroin, carrying a firearm during and re... More...    $0 (02-10-2020 - MN)

On June 12, 2016, at 8 p.m., Daryl Curtis shot and killed Renaldo McDaniel in the
parking lot of an auto parts store in Saint Paul. See State v. Curtis, 905 N.W.2d 609, 612–
14 (Minn. 2018). Police obtained surveillance footage from a nearby Walmart and a
childcare center. The footage from Walmart showed that, before the shooting, Curtis was
accompanied by two women, T.S. and... More...    $0 (07-19-2018 - MN)

The facts underlying the murder of Chase Passauer are not in dispute. Ryan Petersen
hired D.A., from Northstar Criminal Defense, in March 2016, to represent him for criminal
and civil matters. Petersen agreed to pay a flat fee of $10,000 for D.A.’s services, and he
had paid a total of $7,000 to D.A. as of April 7, 2016, when Petersen terminated D.A.’s
representation.
... More...    $0 (04-06-2018 - MN)

Mark Arlin Hammerschmidt (Mark) pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy
to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 286 and was sentenced to 135
months’ imprisonment. Ornella Angelina Hammerschmidt (Ornella) pleaded guilty
to one count of making false claims for refunds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287 and
was sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment. The Hammerschmidts ... More...    $0 (02-08-2018 - MN)

A homeowner in Chaska returned home to find that someone had kicked open her
attached garage’s side-entry door, entered her home, and taken jewelry, electronics, and a
safe. When police officers arrived to investigate the burglary, they discovered two key
pieces of evidence: shoe tread prints on the side-entry door, and, on the driveway, an
envelope with the name “S.W.” writt... More...    $0 (01-17-2018 - MN)

Thomas Luby was charged with second-degree intentional murder in connection
with the stabbing death of his girlfriend K.A. See Minn. Stat. § 609.19, subd. 1(1)
(requiring an intentional killing). A grand jury subsequently indicted Luby for first-degree
premeditated murder. See Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(l) (requiring a premeditated and
intentional killing).
At trial, Luby... More...    $0 (12-06-2017 - MN)

Jennifer Heglund and her husband Jamie Heglund sued numerous Minnesota
cities and counties, state officials, and hundreds of John and Jane Does, alleging that
police officers had improperly accessed their private information in the State’s
driver’s license database. The Heglunds later amended their complaint to replace one
of the John Does with Frank Scherf, the former Grand Rapids... More...    $0 (09-08-2017 - MN)

This case arises from the death of S.R., who, with her brother, lived with Fraga, his
wife, and their four children in a mobile home in Worthington. The six children, including
2-year-old S.R., shared a bedroom. On the evening before S.R.’s death, Fraga was home
with the six children while his wife was at work. Fraga picked his wife up from work
around 2:30 a.m., and the two... More...    $0 (06-29-2017 - MN)

On September 21, 2014, Gonzalez-Sanchez was discovered shot to death on a
sidewalk in northeast Minneapolis. After a police investigation, a grand jury indicted
Webster for first-degree felony murder on an accomplice-liability theory. See Minn.
Stat. § 609.185(a)(3); Minn. Stat. § 609.05 (2016). Webster pleaded not guilty and
demanded a jury trial.
At trial, the State p... More...    $0 (05-11-2017 - MN)

The events that led to the fatal shooting of Rufino1 began in spring 2014, when
appellant and several other men, including Hector Lopez Rios, Guillermo Ayala-Enriquez,
and J.A.E., robbed Rufino’s friend, J.R.2 Several months later, on August 7, 2014,
appellant and Guillermo called Rufino a “snitch” in a face-to-face confrontation that
occurred at appellant’s home. The confron... More...    $0 (04-13-2017 - MN)

Adam Lilienthal and Scott Yorek met through a mutual friend in February 2014.
After learning that Yorek needed a place to stay, Lilienthal agreed to rent Yorek a room in
his house in Andover. Yorek moved into Lilienthal’s house later that month. Lilienthal
and Yorek agreed that Yorek would pay $100 per week in rent, though disputes later arose
as to whether and how timely th... More...    $0 (02-01-2017 - MN)

This case presents the question of whether the phrase “minimum term of
imprisonment,” as used in Minnesota Statutes § 609.3455, subd. 5 (2016), means two
thirds of a presumptive guidelines sentence. Appellant Eugene Lee Rushton pleaded guilty
to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and, after a previous appeal, ultimately
received a sentence of life with the possi... More...    $0 (01-26-2017 - MN)

A Ramsey County jury found appellant Neal Zumberge guilty of first-degree
murder, first-degree attempted murder, second-degree murder, and second-degree
attempted murder, for fatally shooting Todd Stevens and wounding Jennifer Cleven on
May 5, 2014. The district court sentenced Zumberge to consecutive terms of life
imprisonment without the possibility of release for the first-... More...    $0 (01-04-2017 - MN)

Pierre, SD - Eagle Butte Women Sentenced for Assault

Two Eagle Butte, South Dakota, women convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury were sentenced.

Lisa Lone Eagle, age 36, was sentenced to 63 months in custody. Kendra Belt a/k/a Kendra Counting, age 41, was sentenced to 37 months in custody. Both women will be on supervised rel... More...    $0 (11-16-2016 - MN)

Appellant Anthony James Cox was found guilty by a Scott County jury of
first-degree premeditated murder, two counts of first-degree intentional felony murder
(burglary and aggravated robbery), and first-degree aggravated robbery. The murder
charges arose out of the death of Aaron Moran on October 22, 2013. Prior to trial, the
district court denied Cox’s motion to suppress a s... More...    $0 (08-26-2016 - MN)

On February 2, 2015, a Stearns County jury found appellant Brian George Fitch
guilty of one count of first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(4)
(2014); three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer, Minn. Stat.
§§ 609.17, 609.185(a)(4) (2014); and one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm,
Minn. Stat. §§ 624.713, subd. 1(2), 6... More...    $0 (08-26-2016 - MN)

The facts of the crime are not in dispute. On September 1, 2013, between
12:30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m., Jeffrey Elling and his girlfriend, D.H., were crossing the street
when Vang sped past them in his car. Vang parked his car in the driveway of his cousin,
a neighbor of Elling’s. Elling approached Vang and the two exchanged words. Elling
pushed Vang, who fell to the ground. Th... More...    $0 (07-07-2016 - MN)

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on September 21, 2013, Jobi went to Nina’s Bar and
Grill in Burnsville with two of his cousins, W.T. and M.T.; a friend, O.C.; and O.C.’s
uncle. Shortly before 1:00 a.m. on September 22, 2013, Chavez-Nelson arrived at Nina’s
with his girlfriend, A.C., and another woman. Chavez-Nelson and the two women
arrived in A.C.’s white Ford Fusion.
3 ... More...    $0 (07-07-2016 - MN)

In 2003, a Kanabec County jury found appellant Jason Bolstad guilty of two
counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in connection with
the killing of Bolstad’s father, Gary Bolstad. Following the jury’s verdict, the district
court sentenced Bolstad to life imprisonment without the possibility of release on the
charge of first-degree premeditated mur... More...    $0 (03-23-2016 - MN)

Byron David Smith was convicted of two counts of first-degree premeditated
murder related to the shooting deaths of two people. On direct appeal, Smith argues that
the district court committed four types of error. The State, in turn, argues that the district
court committed error in determining the appropriate restitution for the victims’ families.
We affirm the convictions ... More...    $0 (03-11-2016 - MN)

In the early morning hours of October 26, 2013, Xiong was shot and killed outside
of the Moonshine Saloon on the east side of St. Paul. T.X. and P.L. were also present and
both suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds. The State’s theory of the case was that Thao, a
gang member, had targeted Xiong, a rival gang member, in retaliation for a fatal gang
related stabbing of another indiv... More...    $0 (02-25-2016 - MN)

This case arises from allegations that appellant Rafael Alonso Banks violated a
domestic-abuse no-contact order. The state charged Banks with domestic assault by
strangulation1 after he allegedly strangled A.M.P. on March 17, 2013. Three days later, at
his first appearance on this charge, the district court issued a domestic-abuse no-contact
order, which prohibited all contac... More...    $0 (02-21-2016 - MN)

On November 5, 2013, a Pennington County jury found appellant Jedidiah Dean
Troxel guilty of three counts of first-degree murder while committing first-degree
criminal sexual conduct, Minn. Stat. §§ 609.185(a)(2), 609.342, subd. 1(c), 1(d), 1(e)(i)
(2014). Following his conviction, the district court sentenced Troxel to life in prison
without the possibility of release. Minn.... More...    $0 (02-17-2016 - MN)

On July 29, 1998, appellant Thomas Daniel Rhodes was convicted of first-degree
premeditated murder, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a)(1) (2014), and sentenced to mandatory
life imprisonment, Minn. Stat. § 609.185(a); see also Minn. Stat. § 244.05, subd. 4
(1996). This is our fourth review of this case. See Rhodes v. State (Rhodes III), 735
N.W.2d 315 (Minn. 2007); State v. Rhodes (Rho... More...    $0 (02-17-2016 - MN)

In this appeal from a judgment of conviction of third-degree possession of a
controlled substance, respondent Jimmy Dawayne Lester argues that the heroin seized from
the car he was driving must be suppressed because the police unlawfully searched the car.
Although the district court denied Lester’s motion to suppress the heroin, the court of
appeals reversed after concluding t... More...    $0 (02-10-2016 - MN)

Appellant Amanda Lea Peltier was found guilty by a Pope County jury of first
degree murder while committing child abuse, second-degree felony murder, and second
degree manslaughter, arising out of the death of Eric D. on February 28, 2013. The district
court convicted Peltier of first-degree murder while committing child abuse and imposed
a life sentence with the possibility of ... More...    $0 (02-10-2016 - MN)

The question presented by this case is whether the district court abused its
discretion when it excluded evidence of an Alford plea entered during a previous criminal
proceeding regarding the same course of conduct from being considered in a subsequent
civil trial. The civil jury found respondent Ralph Liebsch not liable for sexual assault and
battery against appellant Jane Do... More...    $0 (12-31-2015 - MN)