State v. M.M.
August, 2026
Threats of Violence and Criminal Damage to Property – 1st Degree – both felonies; Domestic Assault – gross misdemeanor
Plea to the gross misdemeanor domestic assault and the two felony counts were dismissed. On top of that fantastic outcome, the client’s sentence included no jail time to serve, a minimal fine, and merely requirements to continue with his therapy and programming. Avoiding a felony was the first and top priority. Anything better than that was icing on the cake. And that’s exactly what Mr. Gempeler a
State v. R.T.
August, 2026
School Bus Stop Arm Violation – Gross Misdemeanor
Stay of adjudication. Though this is a traffic incident, when a child is present outside the school bus, cities tend to take this charge very seriously and make negotiations challenging. Armed with a proactive step and a remorseful client, Mr. Gempeler successfully obtained a non-conviction, which is a fantastic and rare outcome for these gross misdemeanor charges. For a client that was facing a s
State v. D.M.
July, 2026
4th Degree DWI – Misdemeanors
Dismissed. Once Mr. Gempeler sought to schedule a contested hearing to challenge the legality of the felony stop executed on our client, the State immediately dismissed the case, knowing full well that the argument was strong and Mr. Gempeler would win. Additionally, the State knew additional discovery sought on the officer in question would reveal damaging information that would only further bols
State v. C.K.
July, 2026
Fleeing in a Motor Vehicle – Felony; Pending Forfeiture
Gross Misdemeanor sentence from the Court. Here, a manifest, but understandable, injustice was occurring, due less to the error by a client, and more from an intransigent County Attorney, unwilling to authorize her staff attorneys to employ the discretion that vocation necessarily entails. “Office Policy” was cited at every turn when Mr. Adkins sought to reduce this felony to a gross misdemeanor,
State v. J.C.
July, 2026
Domestic Assault – Misdemeanor
Continuance for dismissal. Mr. Adkins negotiated aggressively at the first pretrial, after Mr. Gempeler conclusively established the defenses at the arraignment, including negating a near-automatic Domestic Abuse No Contact Order – a nearly unheard of result at Ridgedale. Still, getting a continuance for dismissal with the allegations raised is no small feat for the Ridgedale courthouse. The famil
State v. J.P.
June, 2026
Felony fleeing in a motor vehicle; 3rd Degree DWI – Gross Misdemeanor
Stay of Adjudication. Wonderful client stopped for his second DUI near his workplace, late in the evening, and the officer left him, to go deal with a nearby fight… our man mistakenly heads off home, and catches a felony fleeing count, that unfortunately matched the statute. However, a combination of aggressive advocacy by Mr. Adkins and the North Star team, and client’s devotion to sobriety and r