Douglas T. Kans
Criminal Defense Blog

Four Outbursts of Violent Crime go down in Minneapolis

Violent crimes broke out in downtown Minneapolis early on the morning of Monday September 16. Investigators are taking a look into what is being called overnight violence. The time in which the outbursts took place is right around the time that...
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Texas Jury Sentences Drunk Driver To Life Behind Bars

Most drivers in Minnesota have at some point thought about what the consequences would be if they were ever arrested for drunk driving. Most people understand that they might have to pay a fine, maybe complete community service, cope with the l...
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A Drug-Detection Dog Alert and Probable Cause to Search a Motor Vehicle

Florida v. Harris: Drug-Detection Dog’s Alert May Provide Probable Cause to Search a Vehicle During a Traffic Stop In 2006, Harris’s vehicle was stopped by a Florida police officer for having an expired license plate.  Acc...
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Investigators Look into South Minneapolis Homicide

On Monday July 29 a man was walking on the sidewalk near the area of 5th Avenue South and 43rd Street East. He was talking a walk at sometime around 6:30 PM in the area. A motor vehicle pulled up along side him soon after and opened fire. T...
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