Date: March 2020
Case: Controlled Substance Possession, Carrying a Pistol While Under the Influence of Alcohol & Fourth Degree DWI
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Felony Controlled Substance Possession, Misdemeanor Carrying a Pistol While Under the Influence of Alcohol & Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI in Anoka County after an incident occurring on December 20, 2019. Mike effectively negotiated with the prosecutor, resulting in a dismissal of the Felony Controlled Substance charge. The remaining charges resulted in a reduction of the client’s driver’s license revocation, a stayed jail sentence, and minimal imposed fines. His client will lose her permit to carry for only one year as a result of this conviction.
Date: December 2019
Case: Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI – Operating Under a Controlled Substance
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Fourth Degree DWI – Operating under a Controlled Substance in Anoka County for allegedly being under the influence of marijuana. Mike got involved and discovered there was not enough evidence to indicate that his client was impaired. The DWI charge was dropped and instead Mike’s client received a Stay of Adjudication on a Careless Driving. This means after successful completion of probation there will be no criminal conviction on the client’s record and the charge will be dismissed.
Date: November 2019
Case: Felony Fifth Degree Controlled Substance & Fourth Degree DWI
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike Brandt’s client was charged with two counts of Felony Fifth Degree Controlled Substance Possession and two counts of Misdemeanor DWI after an incident occurring in Hennepin County. Plea negotiations resulted in avoiding a 19-month prison commit. Specifically, Mike was able to negotiate an agreement that stayed the 19-month prison sentence and Mike’s client spent no further time in jail, notwithstanding this was his client’s fifth felony drug conviction.
Mike also successfully negotiated a return of his client’s vehicle that was forfeited in this case.
Date: September 2019
Case: Juvenile Gross Misdemeanor Fifth Degree Controlled Substance
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Fifth Degree Controlled Substance in Wright County. Mike successfully negotiated a Stay of Adjudication for his client, meaning that after successful completion of a six month probation, the judge would dismiss the charges. This allowed Mike’s client the opportunity to keep her criminal record clear.
Date: August 2019
Case: Felony Controlled Substance & Gross Misdemeanor DWI
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with a Felony Controlled Substance Possession and a Gross Misdemeanor DWI after an incident occurring in Anoka County. With great attention to detail, Mike was able to negotiate an agreement that resulted in a Misdemeanor DWI conviction with no jail time and only one year of unsupervised probation for his client.
Date: August 2019
City/County: Lino Lakes, Anoka County
Charge: Felony Fifth Degree Controlled Substance
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with having a felony level amount of Marijuana. Nicole facilitated the re-weighing of the evidence and it did not weigh enough to be deemed a Felony. The Felony charge was dismissed and her client was re-charged with Misdemeanor Possession. After negotiations, Nicole was able to convince the prosecutor to amend the charge to Petty Misdemeanor Public Nuisance on Roadway.
Date: July 2019
City/County: City of Coon Rapids, Anoka County
Charges: Fifth Degree Controlled Substance
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Felony Controlled Substance. Mike was able to negotiate with the State and enter his client into their Diversion Program. His client’s charges will be dismissed after successfully completing the program. Mike also negotiated a buyback for his client’s forfeited vehicle.
Date: June 2019
Case: 5th Degree Drugs
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole Kettwick’s client was arrested in possession of a felony-level amount of drugs. After speaking with the Hennepin County Prosecutor, Nicole was able to assist her client with getting into the Pre-Charge Diversion Program. This allowed her client to avoid a conviction and even formal charges.
Charge: Multiple Counts of Fifth Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance in Hennepin County
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Date: May 2019
Result: Diversion on all counts. This means after one year of successful completion of the diversion program all charges will be dismissed without a guilty plea and without an admission. The prosecution also agreed to an expungement after successful completion of diversion, meaning the Court will seal the records relating to the arrest and charges.
Charge: Fifth Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance in Anoka County
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Date: May 2019
Result: Nicole’s client received Diversion for a period of only one year. This means that after successfully completing one year of probation, the controlled substance charge will be dismissed and her client will not have a criminal conviction for this offense.