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Halloween Terrors – The Most Common Crimes Committed On Halloween

Halloween Terrors – The Most Common Crimes Committed On Halloween

Oct 31, 2019

Halloween festivities have been a long-standing tradition in America since the later part of the 19th Century. Adults, teens, and children alike dress in costumes, trick-or-treat, carve jack-o-lanterns, tell ghost stories, and eat sweet treats. Yet, parties and pranks are not the only mischiefs occurring during the night of “All-Hallows-Eve.” While approximately 175 million Americans celebrate Halloween night, crime rates...

2018 Year in Review

2018 Year in Review

Dec 28, 2018

Below are the top criminal law changes in Minnesota in 2018. Misrepresenting an assistance animal is a crime Under Minn. Stat. § 609.833, it is now a petty misdemeanor in Minnesota to intentionally misrepresent an animal as an assistance animal to obtain rights or privileges knowing they are not entitled to such. Subsequent violations are misdemeanors. Property owners are provided...

Restitution: General Restitution v. Identity-Theft Restitution

Restitution: General Restitution v. Identity-Theft Restitution

Feb 12, 2018

In State v. Rey, 905 N.W.2d 490 (Minn. 2018), the Minnesota Supreme Court held that “the identity-theft statute does not expressly require a district court to consider the amount of economic loss suffered by the victim or the defendant’s ability to pay when ordering restitution.” Rey argued that the identify-theft restitution statute is unconstitutional because it arbitrarily imposes a minimum...

What Differentiates Misdemeanor Theft Charges from Felony Theft Charges?

Jun 8, 2015

Minnesota has different thresholds to separate the severity of theft crimes. Generally, if the value of the property or services taken is less, then the criminal penalties are less severe. See the table below for a breakout of these thresholds. Stolen Property Crime Max Penalties Firearm; or Property/services in excess of $35,000 Felony 20 years and/or $100,000 Property/services in excess...

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