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Today a Hennepin County Judge threw out a DWI case because our client’s constitutional rights had been violated. Our client was charged with DWI after an officer in a dark unmarked SUV pulled up next to our client at an intersection with controlled traffic signals. The officer did not believe our client’s vehicle was up far enough to trigger the…
The DWI Guys scored another victory for a client who thought there was no chance of winning. In this case, we challenged the initial traffic stop. Our client drove into the parking lot of a closed business at 2:30am, temporarily stopped his vehicle and turned off his headlights. He didn’t realize that an officer was already sitting in the parking…
We’re delighted to have been listed by Expertise.com as one of the Best DUI Lawyers in the St Paul and Minnesota area. Expertise are an online hub where qualified experts can connect with people to share their knowledge, experience, and skills while striving to establish connections with users and to help them interact with each other. They looked at 82…
Since 2012, The Minnesota state patrol has been cracking down on drunken driving by conducting campaigns in which they increase their patrols and pull over those who they suspect of being intoxicated while behind the wheel. One campaign tends to net over 100 arrests. In the meantime, law enforcement sometimes uses Twitter to notify the public of the arrests. When…
Each year Minnesota Lawyer recognizes the best achievements in the Minnesota legal profession with the Attorneys of the Year awards presentation. This year Derek A. Patrin was named in the 2011 Attorneys of the year by Minnesota Lawyer for Source Code Defense Litigation Team. Drunk driving charges are serious, and can have a huge impact on your life. If you’ve been…
Meaney & Patrin are the first attorneys to access and analyze the Intoxilyzer 5000 source code for their clients. Our work is featured and discussed in the following article by Shannon Fiecke of the Shakopee Valley News: Shakopee News “DWI Machine Drama To Be Decided County Courtroom“
In a decision that will have immediate impact statewide, the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed Derek Patrin’s discovery victory in Dakota County in the matter of State of Minnesota v. Timothy Arlen Brunner. Most prosecutors, judges and even defense attorneys thought that the Supreme Court would rule against Derek’s client, but the highest court in Minnesota came through with a complete victory…