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The offices of the Minnesota State Patrol reported 424 DWI arrests over St. Paddy’s Day weekend in 2018, a total that is up 28% from the year before.
These St. Patrick’s Day DWI figures in a state where the number of average annual disorderly conduct arrests hovers around the 860 mark clearly illustrate that Minnesotans like to celebrate, and many view St. Paddy’s day as just another excuse to get rowdy.
If you do end up embodying
Because of the extremely broad legal definition of ‘disorderly conduct, these charges are historically difficult to defend and often coupled with multiple (and sometimes more serious charges) in an effort to leverage plea bargaining in cases.
In recent years, however, dubious “disorderly conduct” arrests have plummeted, largely due to officer body cam programs and the subsequent tightening of disciplinary action when police break from protocol. This is good news for Minnesotans, but it doesn’t altogether exempt you from
Under Minnesota law, several situations are considered disorderly conduct. Here are the definitions and explanations of how you can be charged with disorderly conduct in Minnesota.
To start, let’s look at the most common types of Minnesota disorderly conduct:
The citizens of Minnesota are well aware of the issue of police brutality throughout America, and how viral videos have been able to show any questionable aggression and practices by a number of officers. It seems like there are new videos coming out every month.
In October, one surfaced that showed a black man being grabbed by police and later arrested in Edina for simply walking in the street. The recording has been viewed over 750,000 times, and has
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