Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

Disorderly conduct charge

After 3 months went by I was given a summons without a court date charging me with disorderly conduct. I was never charged nor given a ticket 3 months earlier when I called the police via 911 to have them arrest a guy whom threatened me at knife point after I exited my vehicle to converse with him as he approached my vehicle, about his poor driving road rage. The police arrested him and the DA said there was not enough evidence for a felony. I was never cited for anything. I just received a summons. I was the person whom called out of my own concern for safety and the police believed they had enough evidence against this guy to arrest him. I am also not a resident of MN but of CA with CA drivers license. I do own a rental property in MN however. Could there be a jurisdiction problem? Should I plea bargain with the DA or should I go to court and plead a no contest or not guilty plea? I am not guilty of anything and there is no witness thereof. The perpetrator was arrested. Would it be in my best interest to hire an attorney as I don't want any marks on my clean record? Thank you for any assistance.


Asked on 11/07/08, 3:07 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

Re: Disorderly conduct charge

Thank you for the post.

There is no jurisdiction problem if the incident giving rise to the criminal complaint occurred in Minnesota.

It would seem that you may have many defenses. Even without defenses, if you have a clean record, it is often possible to avoid any criminal conviction with an agreement to defer prosecution.

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Answered on 11/07/08, 3:11 am


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