Halberg Defense is pleased to announce that Douglas Hazelton has joined as our newest partner. Mr. Hazelton has practiced exclusively in the criminal law/DWI defense area during his 14-year legal career. Mr. Hazelton has successfully handled a countless number of DWI cases, implied consent (driver’s license) hearings and criminal cases across the State of Minnesota.
His credentials include being only one of two defense attorneys in the entire state who has graduated from the prestigious Borkenstein program at Indiana University in the study of alcohol breath testing.
Mr. Hazelton has been named to the list of Best Lawyers in America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine’s list of “SuperLawyers”. He is the Minnesota State delegate to the National College of DWI Defense. He is a contributing editor for the Minnesota DWI Deskbook and he is slated to publish the 2008 Thomson West DWI Law Practice Book.
The instrument used to measure a suspected drunk driver’s breath alcohol concentration has come under heavy scrutiny. The Intoxilyzer 500 Minnesota Model is manufactured by CMI, a Kentucky corporation. Numerous judges across the state of Minnesota have ordered that the State and CMI must produce the machine’s “source code”. The “source code” is the computer program that analyzes the data imputed into the machine when a suspect provides a breath sample. Because CMI has refused to provide the “source code” the State of Minnesota has sued the manufacturer in Federal Court. The six attorneys at Halberg Criminal Defense have successfully raised source code challenges in numerous counties in Minnesota. Click on the following links to read and hear Marsh Halberg discussing this issue with local Twin Cities news organizations:
www.twincities.com
www.kare11.com
www.wcco.com
15 police officers executed a search warrant for narcotics at the Burnsville apartment of Eric Nelson’s client. After barging in with guns drawn, officers handcuffed Eric’s client and began tearing through her apartment. After finding no evidence of drug activity, the officers asked if she would willingly consent to a search of her vehicle. After signing a consent form, officers located a small amount of cocaine behind the rear passenger seat. A Dakota County judge has ruled that the officers actions so intimidated Eric’s client that her consent was coerced and not freely, voluntarily or intelligently given. Accordingly, the judge suppressed the evidence and dismissed the charges.
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The six partners at Halberg Criminal Defense bring an unparalleled blend of criminal defense experience together in one law firm – with over 100 years of combined criminal trial experience.
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