Posts Tagged ‘Fourth Degree DWI’


DWI Penalties May Be Going Up Again: That’s Why You Need an Experienced DWI Attorney to Help You

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

The Minnesota Legislature continues to try to toughen the DWI laws. Bills currently pending in the Minnesota Legislature include proposals to: (1) make all first-time DWI offenders go onto Ignition Interlock for 6 months; (2) Require all persons with 3 or more DWI’s who are declared “Inimical to Public Safety” to go on Ignition Interlock for at least two years; (3) eliminate judicial review in district court for Implied Consent license revocations stemming from DWI arrests; and (4) provide for license revocations even for those drivers acquitted of DWI at trial but convicted of Careless Driving, contrary to current law.  See http://tinyurl.com/ycdemg9

In addition, the State Patrol and other police agencies conducted a DWI saturation patrol in the entire Metro Area for the month of may, resulting in almost 3000 vehicle stops.  See http://tinyurl.com/yd3dd93.  All of these proposed DWI legislative changes to increase the penalties, as well as saturation patrols, mean More Than Ever, you need a good, experienced DWI lawyer.  Call Max A. Keller Now at 952-913-1421 or email us through our website.

Urine Tests Shown to Be Unreliable–Another DWI Charge Dismissed due to Hard Work by Keller Law Offices

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

In a Hennepin County case heard at the Brookdale courthouse last week, Max Keller of Keller Law Offices  convinced the prosecutor to dismiss all DWI charges against his client.  Our client was arrested in New Hope and charged with a  first-time DWI based on a urine test of .12.  Because Urine tests for DWI , as administered in Minnesota, are known to be unreliable, Mr. Keller  persuaded the prosecutor that his client’s .12 test result was not accurate.  We presented a stack of evidence to show how unreliable urine tests for DWI are without a first void of the bladder, including recent orders by Judge Thuet and Judge Carter, both from DWI urine test cases in Dakota County.  Accordingly, all DWI charges against the client were dropped.  The client was very surprised and very happy. (27-CR-09-43081)