Order For Protection Archives - Brandt Criminal Defense

OFP Dismissed and conviction avoided after Domestic Assault charges

Date: February 2021
Case: Domestic Assault and OFP
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: After an incident with his girlfriend, Nicole’s client, a father with no criminal history, was charged with domestic assault and received an Order for Protection (OFP) filed against him. Nicole communicated with the Petitioner (person who filed the OFP against her client) and it was ultimately dismissed. Nicole gathered letters of support from his family and friends and, after negotiations with the prosecutor, was able to secure a stay of adjudication for her client on a lesser charge of disorderly conduct. After completing one year on probation the charge against Nicole’s client will get dismissed and he will be able to keep a conviction off of his record.

Nicole Gets Order for Protection Dismissed for Client

Date: December 2020/January 2021
Case: Order for Protection (OFP)
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was served with an Order for Protection (OFP) against him that prohibited him from seeing his wife and children. Nicole successfully was able to get the OFP modified during the pending case that allowed her client to see his children and communicate with his wife. After Nicole communicated and negotiated with the other side, she was able to get the OFP dismissed for her client and all the fees imposed on him waived. Now her client can get back to caring for his family, as he had hoped for from the start.

Order for Protection Dismissed After Trial

Date: October 2020
Case: Order for Protection
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was served with an Order for Protection in Ramsey County. Nicole fought this case in an evidentiary hearing. She presented favorable evidence, cross examined the petitioner, and called witnesses of her own. The Court ultimately ruled in Nicole’s client’s favor and dismissed the Order for Protection.

Dani Peden Obtains Dismissal of Multiple Felony Charges

Date: January 2020
Case: 1st Deg. Burglary; Felony Domestic Assault by Strangulation; Interference with an Emergency Call
Attorney: Danielle C. Peden
Result: Dani’s client was accused of assaulting an individual in Anoka County. The allegations involved strangulation, a violation of a no contact order, and multiple injuries. After a successful probable cause challenge for both felonies, Dani was ultimately able to obtain a dismissal of the case. This resolution allowed Dani’s client to avoid a criminal conviction and made them immediately eligible to apply for an expungement.

Dani Peden Negotiates the Dismissal of a Harassment Restraining Order Petition

Date: October 2019
Case: Harassment Restraining Order
Attorney: Danielle C. Peden
Result: An individual filed a harassment restraining order against Dani’s client in Ramsey County. The petition made multiple allegations and ranged over a number of years. Dani was able to negotiate a resolution where the Petitioner agreed to dismiss the petition in exchange for a formal agreement. This resolution allowed Dani’s client to avoid any formal no contact orders and the risk of future false allegations of a violation leading to criminal charges.

HRO dismissed and Appeal Affirmed for Nicole Kettwick’s client

Date: July 2019
City/County: St. Paul, Ramsey County
Result: Nicole’s client received an HRO for alleged criminal sexual conduct. These allegations were also forwarded to his university and the county attorney’s office. Nicole got the HRO dismissed and then won the appeal after the opposing party brought the case to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She also worked with the county attorney’s office and her client’s university. No criminal charges were brought forth and her client was able to remain in school.

Nicole Kettwick’s client gets no jail time for Felony Violation of a No Contact Order charge

Date: July 2019
County: Scott County
Charges: Felony Violation of a No Contact Order
Result: Nicole convinced the prosecutor to amend the Felony to a Gross Misdemeanor. Additionally, her client avoided further jail time and only received two years of probation.

Nicole A. Kettwick Negotiates Dismissal of Harassment Restraining Order

Date: July 2019
Case: Harassment Restraining Order
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: A Harassment Restraining Order was filed against Nicole’s client alleging inappropriate sexual contact. Nicole was able to negotiate a resolution which allowed for the dismissal of the Harassment Restraining Order. This helped Nicole’s client avoid an evidentiary hearing.

Restraining Order Violation Results in Stay of Adjudication

Mike Brandt’s client was charged with violating a Harassment Restraining Order for sending numerous text messages to a person who had issued a Restraining Order against him. The State had a very strong case against Mike’s client as they had the actual text messages sent from his client. Notwithstanding the strength of the State’s case, Mike was able to convince...

Dani Negotiates a Dismissal of an Order for Protection

Dani’s client was facing a petition for an Order for Protection filed by a younger family member. The OFP was alleging that Dani’s client had broken into the family member’s home, pulled her hair, and hit her face. There was one witness who saw the incident and believed it to be consistent with Dani’s client’s version. In preparation for an...

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