Mike Brandt’s client was charged with a DWI in the city of Oak Grove. The allegation was that he was driving while impaired and driving with an alcohol concentration of .10. In preparing the case, Mike pointed out to the prosecutor several issues with what the police did while they were investigating his client. Specifically, Mike was challenging whether or not there was even enough evidence to stop his client’s vehicle, require his client to perform the field sobriety test, along with other aspects of the case.
Based upon these challenges, the prosecuting attorney agreed to reduce the charges to Careless Driving. Because Mike’s client had taken several steps before Court to put himself in a better position, Mike’s client was placed on unsupervised probation and paid a small fine.
Mike was also successful in challenging the revocation of his client’s driving privileges under the Minnesota Implied Consent law. Mike showed up to Court prepared to litigate these issues and because the State was not prepared to go forward, the Judge rescinded the revocation which removed any evidence of the alcohol incident from his client’s driving record