My client in Anoka County was accused of a domestic assault. This ordinarily would have been a misdemeanor (maximum of 90 days jail) since it was his first assault charge ever. Unfortunately for him, he had several prior convictions for violating Orders for Protection due to disputes with his in-laws. As a result, what should have been a misdemeanor assault charge was aggravated to a felony. Therefore my client faced a possible felony conviction preventing him from working, etc., as well as a trip to prison for more than one year. Before the day of the trial, the last plea offer from the State was that my client could serve up to 120 days in Jail. On the day of trial earlier this week, I convinced the prosecutor to dismiss the felony charge, and my client plead guilty to a misdemeanor. Instead of the 120 days of Jail the prosecutor had been seeking, my client was sentenced to time served, which was 5 days. (02-CR-09-1841)
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