Case Results
Charge: Felony theft, facing jail time
Result: Misdemeanor plea, no jail
Case: State v. J.J., 73-CR-23-9094
The client was charged with theft by swindle in Stearns County. I resolved the case with a plea to nonfelony, simple theft with restitution and no jail time, keeping the felony and crime of dishonesty off the client’s record.
Charge: Felony domestic assault by strangulation
Result: Plea to misdemeanor disorderly conduct
Case: State v. R.N., 05-CR-23-1935
The client, a veteran, was charged in Benton County with felony domestic assault by strangulation (a qualified domestic violence-related offense that can be enhanced). I negotiated a plea to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and obstructing legal process, with credit for time served.
Charge: Second-degree assault (mandatory minimum one-year prison)
Result: Case dismissed
Case: State v. J.B., 48-CR-24-534
The client was charged in Mille Lacs County with second-degree assault, which carries a mandatory minimum of one year in prison. I conducted extensive investigation and preparation for trial, and the prosecutor dismissed the charges.
Charge: Felony aiding and abetting theft
Result: Nonfelony plea, credit time served
Case: State v. K.W.V., 13-CR-23-291
The prosecutor charged the client with aiding and abetting property theft (a catalytic converter). I obtained a nonfelony plea with credit time served and restitution, avoiding a felony conviction.
Charge: Felony first-degree criminal damage, fourth-degree assault and other charges
Result: Stay of adjudication – no criminal record
Case: State v. V.G., 48-CR-21-1814
The client was charged in Benton County with first-degree criminal damage to property (a felony), fifth-degree drug possession (a felony), two counts of fourth-degree assault on police officers, possession of brass knuckles and obstruction of legal process. I got the prosecutor to give his client a stay of adjudication on the criminal damage to property count and dismiss all the other charges. Nothing ended up on the client’s record.
Charge: Felony second-degree burglary and felony attempted first-degree burglary
Result: Nonfelony plea, no jail
Case: State v. D.K., 73-CR-23-7985
Stearns County charged the client with second-degree burglary (felony) and attempted first-degree burglary (felony) for two separate incidents. First-degree burglary carries a mandated 180-day jail sentence. I secured a resolution for my client wherein the state dismissed the first-degree burglary in exchange for a nonfelony sentence for the second-degree burglary. The young client was spared a felony conviction and six months in jail.
Charge: Misdemeanor shoplifting
Result: Restitution paid, no plea or record
Case: State v. L.T., 27-CR-24-20349
The client was charged with shoplifting, a misdemeanor, in Hennepin County. At the first hearing, I got the prosecutor to agree to a continuance without a plea in exchange for restitution. The theft will not appear on her record.
Charge: Disorderly conduct
Result: Stay of adjudication, no criminal record
Case: State v. M.E., 02-CR-22-2199
The client got into a school fight shortly after his 18th birthday. The state charged him with disorderly conduct. I got the prosecutor to let the client plead in exchange for a stay of adjudication, keeping the offense off his record.
Charge: Gross misdemeanor, facing license suspension and job loss
Result: No license suspension, job not affected
Case: State v. I.S., 73-CR-23-8703
The client ran a school bus arm with children present, a gross misdemeanor. If convicted, the Commissioner of Public Safety will suspend the client’s driver’s license. I got my client a plea to a misdemeanor school bus arm violation without children present and a fine. The client avoided license suspension and two years of probation. He was able to join the military without delay.