Date: September 2021
Case: DWI/DPS
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike was retained to help a client charged with gross misdemeanor test refusal in Lake of the Woods County. Mike was successful in getting the DWI Refusal charge reduced to a Careless Driving. Mike was also able to get his client’s license revocation period reduced from one year to 90 days.
Date: August 2021
Case: 3rd Degree DWI
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike was retained to assist a client charged with Gross Misdemeanor Third-Degree DWI. Mike’s client had gotten into an accident and her BAC tested at 0.17. Mike was able to negotiate the charge down to a Misdemeanor Fourth-Degree DWI. As a result, Mike’s client was ordered to complete community service and pay a fine instead of serving any jail time.
Date: July 2021
Case: Criminal Vehicular Operation
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was in a traffic collision and left the scene without giving his information to the other driver. The police arrested Nicole’s client at his home and charged him with 3 counts of Gross Misdemeanor Vehicular Operation, 2 counts of Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI, and Gross Misdemeanor Failure to Stop for a Traffic Collision. Nicole encouraged her client to take various proactive steps and then used his progress to negotiate with the prosecutor. Nicole convinced the prosecutor to dismiss all of the Gross Misdemeanor charges. Nicole’s client was placed on 2 years of probation and was ordered to complete 80 hours of community service. Nicole’s client avoided a Gross Misdemeanor conviction and avoided serving any jail time.
Date: July 2021
Case: DWI
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike was retained to help a client charged with gross misdemeanor test refusal in Lake of the Woods County. Mike reviewed the evidence and brought a challenge as to whether or not the police violated his client’s rights when they arrested him. Mike discussed the legal issues with the prosecutor and due to the issues Mike raised, Mike was successful in getting the DWI Refusal charge reduced to a Careless Driving, keeping a DWI off his client’s record.
Date: June 2021
Case: Felony 5th Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Felony 5th Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance and Gross Misdemeanor Child Endangerment after the police executed a warrant on his home and found a felony amount of marijuana. Mike connected with the prosecutor and explained to her his client’s lack of criminal history and personal situation. Mike negotiated a Stay of Adjudication for the Felony drug charge and the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the child endangerment charge. As per the agreement with the prosecutor, Mike’s client pled guilty to the Felony drug charge but the Court set aside his plea and did not convict him. Instead, the Court placed Mike’s client on supervised probation for 2 years. Upon successful completion of probation, the Felony drug charge will be dismissed and Mike’s client will avoid both a conviction and any jail or prison time. Additionally, once Mike’s client completes probation, he will have the opportunity to have the records from this case sealed.
Date: June 2021
Case: Gross Misdemeanor Theft
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Gross Misdemeanor Theft for allegedly “tag switching” more than $500 worth of items at a department store. Mike explained the proactive steps his client had taken since the incident to the prosecutor. Mike successfully negotiated a Stay of Adjudication, where Mike’s client pled guilty to the charge but the judge agreed to not accept the plea and, instead, placed Mike’s client on probation for 1 year. Upon successful completion of probation, the charge will be dismissed and Mike’s client will avoid a conviction.
Date: May 2021
Case: DWI and Felony Fleeing
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client faced Felony Fleeing and Gross Misdemeanor DWI charges after she was pulled over in Aitkin County for going over 100 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. The State charged her with felony fleeing in a motor vehicle and DWI. After a blood test showed she did not have any alcohol or controlled substances in her system, Nicole filed a motion to dismiss the DWI, which the Court granted. Nicole’s client was still facing a felony fleeing charge. Nicole, her client and family helped gather information to show some proactive steps she took since the incident and discussed the legal challenges in the case with the prosecutor. Nicole was able to negotiate the Felony Fleeing charge down to Misdemeanor Speeding with only one year of probation and no jail time. This resolution allowed Nicoles’s client to get back on her feet and avoid a felony conviction on her record and she was able to get her vehicle returned to her.
Date: May 2021
Case: Gross Misdemeanor DWI & Carrying a Pistol Under the Influence
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike Brandt represented a client in Sherburne County on a Gross Misdemeanor Third Degree DWI & a Misdemeanor Carrying a Pistol While Under the Influence. After effective negotiations, Mike was able to obtain a plea agreement that resulted in the dismissal of the Carrying a Pistol charge and his client avoided serving any jail time on the DWI charge.
Date: April 2021
Case: DWI and Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was pulled over by the police after driving home from work late one night in Anoka County. Upon her arrest for a DWI, the officers searched her car and found marijuana brownies and prescription medications for someone else. Nicole’s client then faced Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and Gross Misdemeanor DWI charges. As Nicole’s client had a family and risked losing time with her daughter with these charges, Nicole challenged the legality of the stop of her client’s car. After a judge ruled that the stop by the police violated Nicole’s client’s 4th amendment rights, all the evidence after the stop was inadmissible for the coming trial. This led the prosecutor to dismiss all the charges and allowed Nicole’s client to move on from this tough time in her life without a conviction on her record. She also filed an Implied Consent Challenge/Petition for judicial review after the State revoked her driver’s license. Nicole ultimately won this case on the same issue and her client avoided a DWI on her driving record and she was able to get her license back.
Date: April 2021
Case: DWI
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client was originally charged with 3rd Degree DWI in Anoka County. After reviewing the evidence, Dani reached out to the prosecutor about a possible resolution. During negotiations, Dani emphasized the progress her client had made to address the underlying offense. Based on these negotiations, Dani was able to get the prosecutor to agree to reducing her client’s charge to Misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI. The plea deal ensured that Dani’s client would avoid any jail time and would not have a Gross Misdemeanor Conviction on their record.
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