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Congratulations to Kassius Benson, Senior Counsel at Kassius Benson Law, P.A., who obtained suppression of statements given by our Client J.W. “J.W” is charged with Murder in Rice County, MN. J.W. is innocent of the charges, and we are awaiting trial. The Court excluded the statements due to the police department’s vviolation of Miranda v. Arizona […]

Congratulations to Attorney Kassius Benson and our client “KRJ”. On July 5, 2019, a Hennepin County Judge suppressed all evidence in a First Degree Controlled Substance Charge (Heroin). The Court agreed with the Defense that an anonymous informant’s tip did not provide probable cause to support KRJ’s arrest and search. The charges were dismissed on July […]

Attorney Kassius Benson Obtains Probation for Client Charged with Manslaughter in St. Paul, Minnesota On October 8, 2018, Attorney Kassius Benson obtained a probation disposition for our client “J.A.P.” who was facing a charge of Manslaughter in the Second Degree. The probation resolution came just prior to the start of a two-week trial in Ramsey County (St. Paul), Minnesota. The […]

ATTORNEY KASSIUS BENSON OBTAINS RARE CHANGE OF VENUE IN DULUTH MURDER TRIAL On September 28, 2018, a St. Louis County Judge granted Attorney Kassius Benson’s Motion for Change of Venue in a Duluth, Minnesota murder trial. In State v. Deandre Davenport, Kassius Benson moved for a change of venue due to the voluminous press coverage […]

Attorney Kassius Benson Secures Not Guilty Jury Verdict in Duluth Murder Trial On July 26, 2018, a Duluth, Minnesota jury returned a Not Guilty verdict for our client charged with Murder in the Second Degree. The jury deliberated for a little over 10 hours. The case involved a shooting death at the Bedrock Bar located […]

Trial Lawyer Kassius Benson Starts Murder Trial in Duluth, MN On July 16, 2018, Kassius Benson, Senior Counsel and Lead Trial Lawyer at Kassius Benson Law, P.A., started a murder trial in State v. Aaron Humphreys in Duluth, Minnesota. This marks the 3rd time that the case has been tried with the previous 2 trials ending […]

ATTORNEY KASSIUS BENSON OBTAINS DOWNWARD SENTENCING DEPARTURE FOR CLIENT IN FEDERAL CONSPIRACY TRIAL On Friday, April 20, 2018, Attorney Kassius Benson convinced a federal judge to sentence our client, K.R.P., to a 90-month sentence in relation to her plea of guilty in a major drug conspiracy case. The case was venued in the U.S. District Court […]

SARAH B. PERLMUTTER, ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY, JOINS FAMILY LAW DIVISION OF KASSIUS BENSON LAW, P.A. The Firm is pleased to announce the hiring of Sarah B. Perlmutter as an Associate Attorney in the Family Law Division of the Firm. Sarah is a 2015 graduate of the University Kentucky College of Law. While in law school, she excelled in both academic and service […]

ATTORNEYS AT KASSIUS BENSON LAW, P.A. OBTAIN SUPPRESSION OF EVIDENCE & DISMISSAL IN CASE INVOLVING OVER 500 GRAMS OF MARIJAUNA April 20, 2017 – Congratulations to Kassius Benson, Senior Counsel who obtained suppression of evidence and dismissal of a charge of 1st Degree Possession of over 500 pounds of marijuana seized in Fergus Falls, Minnesota in the […]

U.S. Supreme Court: Jurors’ Expressions of Overt Racial Bias during Deliberations no Longer Shrouded in Secrecy. While many may have accepted defeat by the familiar and recurring evil of racial bias in the criminal justice system, Defendant Miguel Angel Peña-Rodriguez, resilient in his innocence, persisted. Although Mr. Peña-Rodriguez is still yet to be fully vindicated, […]