Books by Martin J. Costello

Minnesota Misdemeanors: DWI, Traffic, Criminal, and Ordinance Offenses provides comprehensive coverage of the procedural issues involved in pretrial, trial, and appellate practice for offenses ranging from enhanced gross misdemeanors to drunk driving to traffic violations. Although misdemeanors may be minor offenses, they are of major importance to defendants, victims, and the courts. Many of these crimes are hardly trivial, and the penalties imposed are often severe – This new 2026 edition continues the analysis and review of the Minnesota Legislature’s recent passage of the omnibus bill spanning 2,800 pages and comprising statutory additions, repeals and amendments, etc, many of which affects the laws explored here. All of this gives further credence why this treatise continues to be the authoritative text for practicing attorneys involved in this swiftly changing and expanding area of the law.