What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Minnesota.
My brother has been charged with possession of a weapon by unauthorized person in the state of MN. He goes to trial on October 11th.
He was told by his public defender that he cannot call character witnesses to testify for him as this would open the courts to discuss his previous criminal record. Won't they do this anyway?
The PD office also has not requested finger prints from the weapon in question, and said that they generally do not request prints if a police officer says they saw the suspect throw the gun in broad daylight and there were no other suspects around?
If someone is pleading not guilty and they say that fingerprinting could exhonerate them, don't they have to order prints?
My brother has been charged with possession of a weapon by unauthorized person in the state of MN. He goes to trial on October 11th.
He was told by his public defender that he cannot call character witnesses to testify for him as this would open the courts to discuss his previous criminal record. Won't they do this anyway?
The PD office also has not requested finger prints from the weapon in question, and said that they generally do not request prints if a police officer says they saw the suspect throw the gun in broad daylight and there were no other suspects around?
If someone is pleading not guilty and they say that fingerprinting could exhonerate them, don't they have to order prints?