On July 15, 2010, defense attorney Max A. Keller of Keller Law Offices won a jury trial acquittal on behalf of his client on a count of driving under the influence of alcohol. Mr. Keller’s client was acquitted of this DWI charge even thought the client had tested over the legal limit and had put his car in a snowbank. Mr. Keller successfully challenged the un-scientific field sobriety tests, such as the “Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus” test. Mr. Keller also showed that the police office did administer the field sobriety tests in the manner he claimed to have. In addition, Mr. Keller showed that the police office did not administer the field sobriety tests in the manner he was trained according to the NHTSA (Natl. Hwy. Traffic Safety Administration) manual.
Tri-County Lab Admits DWI Urine Tests from Anoka, Sherburne, and Wright Counties Were Wrong by One-Third the Reported Alcohol Concentration–Many May have been Wrongfully Convicted
July 12th, 2010Within the last few days, the curtain has once again been pulled back to reveal the wizard has no idea what he is doing. At the beginning of July, the brand new Tri-County lab (which analyzes forensic evidence from Anoka, Wright, and Sherburne Counties) quietly revealed to prosecutors that they had incorrectly analyzed the DWI urine samples of hundreds of DWI suspects over the last year. The lab conspicuously failed to announced their HUGE error to the public, but left that dirty work to prosecutors and others. See http://tinyurl.com/37zrbdj. This is why a coalition of criminal defense attorneys, See http://tinyurl.com/23978en, of which Max Keller of Keller Law Offices is a member, have vigorously pursued the source code for the Intoxylizer–the more we dig into to these things, the more mistakes and frauds we find. See http://tinyurl.com/24t88lq If YOU think your breath blood or urine test for DWI was not accurate and you want to save your freedom and your reputation, call Keller Law Offices now at 952-913-1421 or visit www.KellerLawOffices.com
Public Defender’s Find it Impossible to Provide an Adequate Defense in DWI, Implied Consent and DWI Vehicle Forfeiture Cases
June 18th, 2010Public Defenders in Minnesota have been quoted as saying that they cannot possibly provide Constitutionally adequate effective assistance of counsel to their DWI clients! Why? Because the Public Defenders cannot represent you in your implied consent driver license or vehicle forfeiture cases … Yet another reason you need experienced private counsel for your case so you don’t lose your license or your car! Call Max Keller, experienced defense attorney and former Assistant Attorney General, at 952-913-1421 or visit www.KellerLawOffices.com
Minnesota Governor vetoes a Legislative Fix to the Bong Water Decision, State v. Peck,
June 11th, 2010Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, in another blow against justice, has vetoed a bill that would have prevented police and prosecutors from charging people with a First Degree Controlled substance offense bringing a 86 month presumptive prison sentence. See here. and here . In so doing, the Governor admitted that the law as applied is unfair. Yet, he refuses to sign into law a bill providing justice for those unjustly charge under the draconian drug laws sending someone to prison for 7 years! This also exposes the false claims of Governor Pawlenty to be a fiscal conservative. If he we really interested in spending our hard-earned tax dollars wisely, then he would not send a minor criminal to Prison for 86 months. All the prison time for a non-violent drug offender costs all of us taxpayers a LOT of money.
The upshot of all this is that you need a good, hard-nosed, experienced Criminal Defense attorney at your side fighting for you if you are charged with a drug crime. If you need legal help or legal representation for a drug crime in Minnesota, call 952-913-1421 NOW or visit our website at www.KellerLawOffices.com
Keller Law Offices Wins Justice for Another Immigrant in Getting a Guilty Plea Withdrawn and Criminal Charges Dismissed in Ramsey County
May 24th, 2010In this Ramsey County Criminal Domestic Violence case, Mr. Keller’s client was a prominent Hispanic artist from Minneapolis. The artist had been convicted of Violating an Order for Protection (VOFP) from an incident almost 10 years ago in 2001. When Mr. Keller’s client applied for citizenship, he was denied citizenship based on this 10-year old incident in which his client plead guilty with another attorney and the charges were later dismissed in 2003 after probation was successfully completed. Even though the client had no conviction for VOFP on his record, his previous guilty plea alone was enough to cause ICE (successor agency to INS) to deny the client citizenship and a renewal of his green card! As a result, Mr. Keller filed a Motion to Withdraw the Guilty Plea, got a Ramsey County Criminal Judge to schedule a hearing within less than a week of Keller Law Office’s filing the Motion, and subsequently got the Ramsey County Criminal Court to grant his Motion to Withdraw his client’s Guilty Plea, and then convince the St. Paul City Attorney’s Office to Dismiss the revived criminal charge against his client. Thus there was nothing left on his client’s record whatsoever. The client and his American born wife were extremely happy and were no ready for the Client to renew his citizenship application and become a U.S. Citizen so that he could continue his career in art and teaching art to young people.
Governor Signs Ignition Interlock Bill Into Law: Drivers with DWI’s Can Get Back On The Road More Quickly
May 23rd, 2010Just a couple of days ago, Governor Pawlenty signed the DWI Ignition Interlock Bill into Law. See here and here. The new DWI law for Ignition Interlock to allow driver’s to get your Driver’s License back more quickly does not go into effect until July 1, 2011 to give the Department of Public Safety (DPS) more time to write rules on this new DWI Ignition Interlock law and to iron out the details. As it stands, it will cost drivers about $100 per month to be on Ignition Interlock, and all repeat offenders, as well as those who get a first time DWI at an alcohol concentration of .16 or more, will be required to sign up for Ignition Interlock unless they want to be without a Driver’s License for at least 180 days. Many drivers, however, are already eligible for Ignition Interlock, which may reduce a driver’s mandatory minimum sentence. Check back here or at www.dwi-legal.com for more details as they become available or call 952-913-1421 for more information about DWI Ignition Interlock in Minnesota.
Transdermal Patch a.k.a. Ankle Bracelet Allows Government to More Closely Look Over Shoulder of DWI Probationers
May 17th, 2010New technology allows the government to be a bigger Big Brother, constantly looking over the shoulder of DWI Probationers and other defendants with a “no alcohol” probation condition. See http://tinyurl.com/24np99x. The only way you, as a person who might get a DWI or another no-alcohol probation condition, can avoid Big Brother of the EHM Bracelet is either (1) don’t be accused of a crime OR (2) get a top-notch DWI criminal Defense Attorney. Hennepin County is a leader in this new technology, so if you need a great Hennepin County DWI Defense Attorney, call Keller Law Offices today at 952-913-1421 or go to www.dwi-legal.com
Commissioner of Public Safety overruled by Court of Appeals–Giving New Hope to Driver’s with out of State DWI’s
May 14th, 2010In a recent published decision, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and the Commissioner of Public Safety. They ruled that the Commissioner must do its own investigation to determine if drivers with out of State DWI’s are fit to drive in Minnesota or not. This appellate court ruling gives new hope to Minnesota drivers who previously had a driver’s license in another state and that other state now refuses to give them a “clearance letter, ” thereby causing Minnesota to deny them a license when Minnesota classifies them as “Inimical to Public Safety”. See http://caselaw.findlaw.com/mn-court-of-appeals/1522253.html If you need help getting Minnesota Driving Privileges restored after an out of state DWI, call Keller Law Offices at 952-913-1421. After this Pallas v. Commissioner of Public Safety decision, there is even more we can do to help you.
Client’s Employment Prospects Saved in Scott Co. Felony Theft Case
May 11th, 2010Defense attorney Max A. Keller’s client was charged with a felony theft. In a Scott County Case resolved on May 6, Max A. Keller successfully resolved his client’s felony theft case so that she got no conviction. She is studying to be a dental hygenist. But, had she gotten a felony conviction, she would probably be unable to work as a dental assistant, or in any other job. And she would find it very hard to get housing. As a result of Keller Law Offices work in this case, the client will be able to finish her schooling knowing that she can still put her education to work and get a good job in the dental field. The client received a Stay of Adjudication on her Scott County felony theft case, meaning that she gets on conviction on her record , and will be able to live her life as she planned. The client of Keller Law Offices who escaped a felony theft conviction in Scott County was extremely pleased.
