The question often comes  up about  whether or not a person is required to produce identification when  requested by a police  officer after a  traffic stop. The answer to the question depends on whether or not the stop of you car  was legal. If the stop of your car was not supported by a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, the officer has no legal [...]

When you are arrested in Minnesota   for a probation violation, you must be brought in front of a judge within 36 hours, exclusive of the day of arrest. The judge may release you pending a probation revocation hearing, but there is no absolute right to bail. If you remain in custody, a revocation hearing must be held within 7 [...]

Under the Fith Amendment, you are not obligated to disclose your identity to police if the disclosure  would incriminate you.  In other words, you must reasonably believe that the disclosure of your identity could be used against you in a criminal prosecution or could lead to other evidence that might be used against you. Let's imagine that [...]

Under Minnesota law, the testimony of a rape victim does not need to be corroborated at trial by any other evidence. In other words, you can be convicted of a rape charge based on the testimony of the victim alone. The law is set up to insure against  false charges and wrongful convictions through several [...]