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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Felony Dismissed for Anoka County Client
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Justice for Young Man Depressed Due to Divorce
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009My client in a Hennepin County case was accused of three violations of a Domestic Violence Order for Protection (OFP). All had happened in the space of 2 1/2 months, including the first incident when he was in the hospital for mental illness evaluation. He had a good job as a diesel mechanic, held a CDL (commercial driver’s license) and drove a bus, and had no prior criminal convictions. Unfortunately, he violated the OFP 3 times because he was depressed and obsessed with his estranged wife who had obtained the OFP. He also had chemical dependency issues involving alcohol & marijuana. As a result of the third alleged violation, my client was arrested and held in custody for 8 days. At the next court appearance, I was able to convince the judge, who originally wanted to sentence my client to 20 days, to give the young man time served of 8 days due to his mental illness and no prior criminal record, and the need to attend to a large number of medical appointments. At the end of the day on September 28, 2009, my client was released from Jail to go to his medical app0intments and he and his parents were very happy. (27-CR-09-40051)
