Traffic Violations Archives - Brandt Criminal Defense

Eric Bain helps client get continuance for dismissal on careless driving charge

May 13, 2019

Charge: Careless Driving
Attorney: Eric W.M. Bain
Date: May 2019
Result: Mr. Bain secured a continuance for dismissal for his client with a Careless Driving charge in Anoka County. Avoiding a conviction was crucial for his client who drives a school bus for a living.

Dani Peden’s client gets continuance for dismissal for speeding and other charges dismissed

Mar 1, 2019

Case: No Insurance (M); Possession of Marijuana (PM); Speeding (PM)
County: Anoka
Result: Dani negotiated a continuance for dismissal for her client on the speeding charge and an immediate dismissal of the no insurance and possession of marijuana charges. This allowed Dani’s client to keep this incident off his record, provided there are no new same or similar offenses in the next year.

Eric Bain gets stay of adjuication for client’s careless driving charge

Feb 18, 2019

Charges: Careless Driving, No Minnesota Driver’s License
Result: After extensive negotiations complicated by his client’s immigration status, Eric was able to convince the prosecutor in Isanti County to agree to a Stay of Adjudication on both counts. The case will be dismissed after one year of unsupervised probation.

Eric Bain negotiates resolution for client who avoids license revocation

Jan 31, 2019

Charge: Marijuana in Motor Vehicle, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device
Result: Mr. Bain negotiated a resolution involving two petty misdemeanor offenses, which are non-criminal and avoided any driver’s license revocation for his client. Additionally, Mr. Bain secured the return of his client’s truck and cash after pointing out they were erroneously and illegally forfeited.

Eric Bain’s Client Receives Continuance For Dismissal for Hit and Run

Jan 28, 2019

Charge: Hit and Run
Result: Mr. Bain negotiated a continuance for dismissal for his client accused of being involved in a hit and run accident in a parking lot. This allows Mr. Bain’s client to keep this incident off his record, provided there are no new same or similar offenses in the next year.

Eric Bain’s Client Acquitted of Careless Driving Charge

Jan 28, 2019

Charges: Duty to Drive with Due Care, Careless Driving, Following Too Closely
Result:After a 3-day jury trial, Mr. Bain’s client was ACQUITTED of all charges after being accused of following the car in front of him too closely and getting into a car accident.

Traffic Citation is Continued for Dismissal

Dec 24, 2018

Mike Brandt’s client was charged with Failing to Drive with Due Care because of an accident that occurred in the City of Blaine in July of 2018. Mike’s client was accused of merging onto a freeway and when the car ahead of him stopped unexpectedly, rear-ending the vehicle. In these types of cases, it’s very difficult to show that one...

Student Ticket Continued for Dismissal

Dec 24, 2018

Mike Brandt’s client was charged with a traffic violation for speeding in the City of Edina from August of 2018. Because of Mike’s client’s clean record and some other factors, Mike was able to convince the prosecuting attorney to continue this matter for dismissal. This means that his client did not have to plead guilty for the charge and it...

Driving Offenses Continued for Dismissal

Dec 7, 2018

Mike Brandt represented a client who was charged with Driving After Suspension and Speeding from the City of Edina, occurring on August 22, 2018. It was through a strange sequence of events that Mike’s client had lost his driving privileges and by the time the matter went to court, the client had his license reinstated. A conviction of the charges...

Nicole’s Client Avoids Conviction in Failing to Yield and Failure to Carry Proof of Insurance

Nov 30, 2018

Nicole Kettwick’s client was charged for failure to yield to another vehicle and failure to carry proof of insurance in April of 2015 in Anoka County. The client struggled to fight these charges for years until he found Nicole in June of 2018. Nicole and her client decided that the goal was to avoid any conviction. Nicole advised her client...