Alexander Keung will face three years in Federal prison while You Thao will face about 3 1/2 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights and for failing to provide him aid. Of course, both men are also facing criminal murder charges in Hennepin County for the death of George Floyd. The two other officers, Derek Chauvin and Thomas Lane have both been found guilty and are serving time.

St. Paul based criminal defense attorney Jack Rice appears on WCCO Radio to discuss murder, police misconduct and the charges both officers are still facing. Wirth the long history of police misconduct within the Minneapolis Police Department, there is a lot to discuss.

If you are facing serious criminal charges in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington or elsewhere in the state, it is important that you sit down with an experienced criminal defense attorney. This could make all of the difference.

Jack Rice is a former prosecutor, former CIA Officer, a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and Founder of Jack Rice Defense. Contact Jack Rice Defense for a free confidential consultation or call 651-447-7650 or 612-227-1339.

Jamal Smith was found guilty of 1st degree intentional murder, 2nd degree murder by drive by shooting and felon in Possession of a firearm for the road rage shooting of a man on Highway 169 last summer. its hard now to scratch you head when you hear the facts and try to reconcile while things like this happen at all.

“Sometimes it all feels so pointless. One quick decision will result in so much loss for so many including the person responsible for it all.”

Jack Rice, a St. Paul based criminal defense attorney appears on WCCO Radio in Minneapolis on 7/22/22 to discuss murder, shootings, weapons and what comes next. This trial involved not just eye witness testimony but forensics, DNA and even social media in order to help convict Smith.

If you are facing serious criminal charges in Minneapolis, it is important that you sit down with an experienced criminal defense attorney. Jack Rice is a former prosecutor, former CIA Officer, Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and Founder of Jack Rice Defense.

Contact Jack Rice Defense for a free confidential consultation or call 651-447-7650 or 612-227-1339.

St. Paul Criminal Defense Attorney Jack Rice appears on WCCO Radio on 12/20/21 at 6:50 a.m. with Susie Jones to discuss the closing arguments in the Kim Potter murder trial. Both sides closed their cases last week and the only thing left is closing arguments before the jury gets to deliberate.

Jack Rice is a nationally known and award winning criminal defense attorney based in St. Paul, MN. He just received the Minnesota Attorney of the Year for 2021 and the Award for Professional Excellence in 2020. He is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and is well suited to talk about serious criminal charges in Minnesota and how to properly defense charges like this before a Minnesota jury.

If you are facing serious criminal charges in Minnesota, including DWI, domestic assault, drug charges, rape and murder, contact Jack Rice Defense for a free confidential consultation or call 651-447—7650 or 612-227-1339.

Former Police Officer Mohamed Noor will appear before Hennepin County Judge Kathryn Quaintance to be re-sentenced today from a 2019 murder conviction. He was originally convicted on 3rd both degree murder and manslaughter. However, the 3rd degree murder conviction was overturned by the Minnesota Supreme court after the Court determined that the 3rd degree charge simply didn’t apply in this case. As a result, rather than the 12 1/2 year sentence that he received, it is expected that Noor will receive somewhere between 41-57 months. He has already served 29 months and could actually walk out of the courtroom a free man today.

St. Paul Criminal defense attorney Jack Rice appears on WCCO today to discuss murder and manslaughter and how they apply in these different circumstances. Jack is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and founder of Jack Rice Defense.

If you are facing murder, manslaughter or other serious felony charged in the Twin charges, contact Jack for a free confidential consultation or call 651-447-7650 or 612-227-1339 Jack can talk to you about the charges, possible sentences and the first and second steps you should take in developing a proper defense.

While there is a critical skill set that every good criminal defense attorney must possess when trying a case before a jury, there is another skill set that can be equally important. This involves negotiating a plea. Essentially, it is about how you discuss a settlement on a charge.

There are many things to consider when settling a case. Obviously, the most important is getting you client’s permission. Beyond that, there are a lot of considerations. There are the charges themselves. Some come with many unforeseen ramifications and you must be prepared for that. Other concerns involve time. Even that isn’t as simple as it seems. Some result in prison, some local jail, some electronic home monitoring, etc. Fines and restitution may also be out there. The list goes on and on and on.

Jack appears on WCCO in Minneapolis to discuss the Derek Chauvin murder trial but will focus in on the plea negotiations that take place behind the scenes and how they work. If you are facing criminal charges, sit down with Jack Rice Defense for a free confidential consultation. Call 651-447-7650 or 612-227-1339.

Judge Cahill moved the criminal trials of the three remaining former police officers in the George Floyd case to March of 2022. At the same time, the Feds have charged several of those officers including Derek Chauvin with new charges. This will put pressure on these defendants to potentially find resolution in these cases. It also brings up the question of how much pressure there will be on the Attorney General’s office to go ahead with those prosecutions. We will see.

I appear on WCCO with John Hines to discuss the jury system, fairness and whether or not it is even possible in a case like this. Hope you can catch it.

Listen to Jack’s Interview with WCCO’s Dave Lee. "I assume when someone is in handcuffs, they're in handcuffs for a reason." This is one of the jurors chosen to sit in judgement of Derek Chauvin. So far, five jurors have been chose. By my count the Prosecution has used three of its nine strikes. The Defense has used three of its fifteen strikes. I appear on the Morning News with Dave Lee on WCCO Radio this morning at 6:50 a.m.

Listen to Jack’s Interview with WCCO’s Dave Lee.

This has been quite a journey. For the last six months, Attorney Willow Anderson and I have been working on Mike Forcia’s case, pro bono. He was charged with felony criminal damage to property for pulling down the statue of Christopher Columbus in front of the Capitol in St. Paul on June 10, 2020.

In that time, we have been working on a restorative justice and even a transformative justice model to address what happened, how it impacted various communities and how to address the harm of pulling down the statue and even the harm that putting the statue up had on other people. This is not simple and absolutely does not fit into a soundbite.

We appeared or were referenced on KARE 11, Fox 9, WCCO Radio, Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, MPR are more following the hearing before Chief Judge Leonardo Castro in Ramsey County. Today, Judge Castro accepted agreement that will insure that Mr. Forcia’s case will be dismissed outright in the event that he does 100 hours of community service doing restorative justice and he writes a letter addressing the harm caused. To help make this happen has been nothing short of an honor for both of us.

It has been extraordinary and Ms. Anderson and I will certainly see this as a career highlight for both of us.