criminal sexual conduct Archives

Bettison testified on March 22, 2024 before the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee regarding needed changes to the Minnesota Predatory Offender Registry.

Bettison Testifies before Senate Committee Regarding Predatory Offender Registry

Bettison recently testified in support of legislation designed to appropriately scale back Minnesota’s Predatory Offender Registry and it’s impact on those people required to registry. Bettison has been a long-time Read More

Posted 03-25-2024

Prosecutorial Misconduct: Bettison + Edwards Author Feature Article

Minneapolis criminal defense attorneys Stacy Bettison and Barry Edwards recently co-authored the cover article in the Minnesota State Bar Association’s March 2023 edition of Minnesota Bench and Bar: “Getting serious Read More

Posted 03-14-2023

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right of the accused to be confronted with the witnesses against him.

Criminal Sexual Conduct Defendant’s Sixth Amendment Rights Limited by Minnesota High Court

This past month, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that Minnesota statute prevents people accused of criminal sexual conduct (or any crime) from accessing communications between sexual assault counselors and those Read More