Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education
Your State Bar at Work for You
Deskbook Series
How to Effectively
Prosecute and
Defend DWIs
in Minnesota
A practical, informationpacked seminar on DWI
practice and procedure in
Minnesota state court.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall
Third Floor City Center, Minneapolis
Video replay details inside.
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Special Seminar Feature:
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Seminar tuition includes the new Minnesota
DWI Deskbook. If you already own this
Deskbook, see inside for a tuition discount.
For prosecuting and defending a
DWI Case in Minnesota
Highlights include:
• All new law – case and statutory
• All registrants will receive the Minnesota DWI Deskbook
(the most thorough treatment of Minnesota DWI law available)
• Search and seizure law and its effect on stops and investigations
• Understanding the full range of discovery – plus Forms!
• The many aspects of field sobriety testing – protocols and
accuracy
• Handling DWI evidence – foundation through impeachment
• Using forfeiture in DWI proceedings
• Understanding probable cause for implied consent proceedings –
refusals, revocations and challenges
• Evaluating prosecution decisions and common defenses
• Understand sentencing – everything from misdemeanors/first time
offenses to felonies with consecutive sentences
• Handling controlled substance cases – DREs, overview of specific
drugs and evidence
• And much, much more!
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Seminar tuition includes the
Minnesota DWI Deskbook.
If you already own this Deskbook,
see registration form for discount.
Seminar Schedule
8:30 – 8:55 a.m.
Check-in & continental breakfast
11:20 – 11:30 a.m.
The Latest on Source Code
– Lee M. Orwig
Halberg Criminal Defense; Bloomington
8:55 – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
– Marsh J. Halberg
Course Chair and Deskbook Editor
Halberg Criminal Defense; Bloomington
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
DWI Case Law Update
All the relevant cases with brief analysis and
issue identification for your practice.
– Ryan J. Wood
Thomsen & Nybeck, P.A.; Edina
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Law & Practice of Implied
Consent Proceedings
Probable cause under the implied consent law,
the test request and advisory, constitutional
challenges, impact of a refusal, notice of
revocation and challenging a revocation.
– Peter R. Marker
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office;
Saint Paul
12:00 – 12:15 p.m.
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Questions & Answers
Reasonable, articulable suspicion, the scope
of the stop, the Carroll doctrine, impeachment
issues and fourth amendment claims.
– Martin J. Costello
Hughes & Costello; Saint Paul
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
Current Law & Practice on
Stops and Investigations
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Best Prosecution Practices
Rules 7 and 9 expanded and analyzed with
case law, disclosures, police reports, notices,
evidentiary hearings, statutory disclosures,
discovery by motion – includes forms.
– Douglas V. Hazelton
Halberg Criminal Defense; Bloomington
Tab charges, citations and police reports,
whether or not it’s a criminal vehicular
operation charge, aggregating factors,
charging decisions, analyzing common
defenses and the procedural trail.
– Christopher P. Renz
Thomsen & Nybeck P.A.; Edina
– Andrew R. Small
Colich & Associates; Minneapolis
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
BREAK
Best practices for sentencing under fourth
degree, third degree, second degree, handling
consecutive sentencing issues, the assessment
and the latest developments in DWI
sentencing.
– Honorable Warren R. Sagstuen
Fourth Judicial District; Minneapolis
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Effective Discovery
Questions & Answers
11:00 – 11:20 a.m.
The Law & Practice of Field
Sobriety Testing
The basis for testing, frequently encountered
tests including HGN, impeachment issues and
accuracy.
– Paul D. Baertschi
Tallen & Baertschi; Minneapolis
DWI Sentencing
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Course Information
Live Presentation
2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Controlled Substances and DWI
Law, Enforcement and Practice
Drug recognition experts, an overview of
psychoactive drugs, statutory analysis and
collateral issues.
– Karen S. Herland
Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office;
Minneapolis
– Sgt. Donald Marose
Minnesota State Patrol; Saint Paul
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Questions & Answers
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
BREAK
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
The Law & Practice of Forfeiture
in Minnesota
Timelines for the prosecution and claimant,
handling security interests and leases,
prerequisites for a “designated offense”,
constitutional analysis and case law.
– Lisa C. Netzer
Bloomington City Attorney’s Office;
Bloomington
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Handling Evidence
Hearsay, Crawford and the Rasmussen Hearing,
officer’s observations, PBTs, intoxilyzer
results, expert witnesses, impeachment issues
and stipulations – best practices for handling
evidence at trial.
– Michael J. Brandt
Brandt Criminal Defense; Anoka
4:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Questions & Answers
Minneapolis –
Monday, December 7, 2009
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall
Third Floor City Center
VIDEO rePLAYs
Schedule times are subject to change
due to abbreviated lunch and break
periods. Start times are as indicated
below. Please register at least one week
in advance to secure your copy of the
course materials on the day of the
seminar.
Minneapolis – 12/21/09
Minneapolis – 1/6/10
(Registration 8:30; Replay 9:00)
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall
Third Floor City Center
Alexandria – 1/15/10
(Registration 8:30; Replay 9:00)
Douglas County Courthouse
305 Eighth Avenue
Jury Assembly Room
Mankato – 2/26/10
(Registration 8:15; Replay 8:30)
Mankato Intergovernmental Center
10 Civic Center Plaza, First Floor
Moorhead – 1/29/10
(Registration 9:00; Replay 9:15)
Moorhead Public Library
118 Fifth Street South
Walker – 1/22/10
(Registration 8:45; Replay 9:00)
Cass County Courthouse
300 Minnesota Avenue
Third Floor Jury Room
Credits
Minnesota CLE is applying to the State
Board of CLE for 5.75 CLE credits.
CANCELLATION/NO-SHOW
POLICY
Paid registrants who cancel their
registration at least 72 hours before the
program will receive a full credit on their
account; if fewer than 72 hours, a $25
administrative fee will be deducted. Paid
registrants who fail to attend will receive
the written materials. Passholders may
purchase the course materials at 50% of
the full retail price.
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How to Effectively
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Defend DWIs
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Minnesota CLE
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