Driving While Intoxicated

Driving While Intoxicated

Driving Under the Influence

Test Refusal

Implied Consent Law

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Drunk driving and driving while high in Minnesota is common. If you find yourself facing criminal charges due to a lapse in judgment, call the firm 24/7 at 612-910-2104 for a free consult.

DWI charges and convictions in Minnesota can carry significant criminal and civil penalties, many of which begin to go into effect long before a person is ever convicted of anything, or even goes to court. If you or someone you know have been arrested for or charged with a DWI, DUI, or BWI in Minnesota, call the firm TODAY at 612-910-2104 for a free consultation.

Wilson & Clas has significant experience successfully defending DWI charges in the metro area, including Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver, Washington, Rice and Sherburne Counties, as well as in greater Minnesota. His defense has resulted in his clients’ DWI charges being completely DISMISSED, reduced to careless or reckless driving, or otherwise positively impacted so that the DWI arrest does not ruin his client’s life.

Misdemeanor, Gross Misdemeanor, and Felony-level DWI Charges

There are four levels of DWI in Minnesota—first-degree, second-degree, third-degree, and fourth-degree. Fourth-degree is a misdemeanor, third and second-degree are gross-misdemeanors, and first-degree is a felony. All levels of DWI can involve at some level a combination of incarceration, probation, fines, testing for the use of alcohol/drugs, vehicle forfeiture, license impoundment, ignition interlock, and/or a serious loss of driving privileges.

DWI charges get more serious depending on the presence of “aggravating factors.” These include, among other things, having prior convictions for DWI, having lost your license for a DWI in the past, having a high test reading on the current DWI, having a child in the vehicle when you were pulled over, or refusing to take a chemical test for intoxication.

Minnesota DWI Defense

Because DWI, DUI, BWI, and BUI are some of the more heavily litigated charges in Minnesota, there are a significant number of valid defenses and challenges that can be raised in an individual’s defense to avoid a conviction, rescind a license revocation, or otherwise fight back against the significant repercussions for a DWI charge.

Legal challenges and factual challenges present themselves in even run-of-the-mill DWIs, including:

• Stop and expansion of the stop issues

• Errors in administering breath, blood, or urine testing

• Incorrectly administered field sobriety tests

• Improperly calibrated/maintained equipment

• Due process and equal protection violations

• Many more

There are also defenses to license revocations and suspensions—but it’s important to start crafting a vigorous defense in these cases IMMEDIATELY rather than waiting for court.

Was the DWI Drug-Related?

DUI charges can involve allegations that a person was driving while under the influence of a controlled substance (such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, prescription medication, etc.). Allegations of drugged driving CAN be defended and in some cases, driving while under the influence of drugs is a harder case for the prosecutor the prove. Wilson & Clas has had great success in defending drugged driving cases in Ramsey County, Anoka County, Hennepin County, as well as in greater Minnesota.

If you or someone you know have been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of DWI, DUI, BWI, or BUI, in Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Washington County or anywhere in greater Minnesota, call our drunk driving defense law firm and our Minnesota DWI attorneys TODAY at 612-910-2104 for a free consultation.