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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Crime and Justice

How bad do things have to be to drive this?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2012, 12:57 PM Jul 6, 2012
14

The State Patrol/Department of Public Safety has posted details of the seizure of this car in Koochiching County this week.

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Court: Locked courtroom is still a public trial

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 5, 2012, 1:04 PM Jul 5, 2012

If a judge locks the courtroom doors, have you lost your right to a public trial in the state of Minnesota?

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Taking advantage of a flood

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2012, 3:42 PM Jun 28, 2012
4

Which is worse: A flood, or the people who take advantage of a flood?

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A listen back on the health care arguments

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2012, 10:47 AM Jun 28, 2012
2

Today’s ruling is based on 85 of some of the most important minutes in U.S. history.

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Minnesota Supreme Court limits challenges to breathalyzer tests

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 27, 2012, 12:01 PM Jun 27, 2012
8

People who are or were arrested for drunk driving in Minnesota lost a bid today to fight their charges on the basis of errors in the instrument used to administer breathalyzer test.

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Scalia’s immigration dissent

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2012, 10:47 AM Jun 25, 2012
8

Justice Anton Scalia takes aim at President Barack Obama’s recent immigration policy change.

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Bus monitor update

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 21, 2012, 1:53 PM Jun 21, 2012
5

Officials round up the most dangerous mammal on the planet — the 13-year old human.

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U of M student’s Facebook posts can lead to punishment, court says

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 20, 2012, 5:45 PM Jun 20, 2012
2

The First Amendment does not give you the right to be free from punishment for engaging in unethical conduct, the Minnesota Supreme Court said today.

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Court: Man who got bad legal advice, can’t withdraw plea leading to deportation

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 20, 2012, 4:13 PM Jun 20, 2012
1

There are new rules and there are old rules and sometimes people have to leave the country because of old rules no longer in effect. An example comes today from the Minnesota Supreme Court, which has handed defeat to a man who wanted the right to withdraw a guilty plea, because he hadn’t been told it would mean he likely would be deported.

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O(bese), Canada!

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 19, 2012, 12:24 PM Jun 19, 2012
1

Today’s question in the news: Can obese people be good parents?

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Court: Carrying a gun in private yard not illegal

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 18, 2012, 12:17 PM Jun 18, 2012
15

Police officers in Minnesota cannot detain someone on the front yard of a private residence solely on the report that he might have a gun, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled today.

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Thief bait

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 11, 2012, 12:31 PM Jun 11, 2012
9

In the Northfield area, there’s a crime spree underway that could be stopped in a second if drivers would simply do one thing — remove valuables from the car.

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Court: Red Wing officials can inspect rental properties without probable cause

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 11, 2012, 11:25 AM Jun 11, 2012
2

Although the Minnesota Supreme Court breathed life into landlord complaints last year, the Minnesota Appeals Court has rejected their claim that a Red Wing ordinance is unconstitutional.

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Supreme Court: Nervousness can lead to expanded search during traffic stop

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 6, 2012, 1:49 PM Jun 6, 2012
9

If you’re stopped by the police, don’t shake. It might be used as a reason to search your car, according to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

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The mass-detention tool

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 5, 2012, 3:54 PM Jun 5, 2012
4

On the heels of the St. Charles high school decision to force students to take breathalyzers, comes this story from Aurora, Colorado in which a bank robber was believed to be making his escape by car.

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