Category Archives: Sentencing

Minnesota Drunk Driving Laws

According to research, a person’s ability to drive becomes impaired when the amount of alcohol in his or her bloodstream reaches 0.08% or higher. Federal law suggests imposing a 0.08% blood alcohol content limit across all 50 states, however each state has the right to set its own BAC limits. Minnesota lawmakers agree with the [...]

Teacher who hit St. Paul girl admits he drove while drunk

The Pat Flanagan Defense team represented this client and was able to get felony charges dismissed. (Article from the Star Tribune) A St. Paul teacher admitted Tuesday that he was driving drunk when he ran over a 2-year-old girl in a parking lot on the afternoon of April 10. Hamjatta Fofana, 52, pleaded guilty in [...]