Max Keller’s client was charged in Wright County with felony First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct for statutory rape. This allegation, if convicted, carries a guidelines sentence of 144 months (12 years). Mr. Keller successfully argued that the Complaint against his client was too vague, especially since, for most of the time period in the Complaint, the Complainant was not young enough to make the act illegal as charged. After a hearing was held, Max submitted a brief in support of the Motion to Dismiss the charge carrying a a 12 year sentence. The trial judge agree and dismissed the charge. (File # 86-CR-08-7046)
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First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct Dismissed Before Trial
Monday, November 30th, 2009Ramsey Co. Victory for 13 Year Old: Keeping a Clean Record–No Felony Conviction, No Sex Offender Registration
Friday, October 16th, 2009Keller Law Offices was pleased to represent a 13 year old young man recently in Ramsey County. He faced possibly being charged with a first degree criminal sexual conduct charge, which would have been a felony: resulting in a ban on his possessing firearms AND worse, lifetime registration as a sex offender. Max Keller was able to engineer a settlement with the prosecutor whereby his young client admitted to a gross misdemeanor 5th degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) charge rather than a First Degree CSC felony. As a result, Max’s client served no additional jail time, did not have to register as a sex offender, and did not face a ban on possessing firearms as an adult. The client and his parents were very happy. (62-JV-09-2738)
