Charges: Criminal Vehicular Operation – Felony
Resolution:
Plea to the CVO and receive a durational departure to a gross misdemeanor sentence. This is an incredible outcome due to the severity of the case – .27 BAC and the passenger suffered serious, life-long injuries. But Mr. Gempeler and the North Star team worked hard to demonstrate to the Court that the client was both amenable to probation and subjected to ongoing emotional and physical abuse by the passenger. As a result, the case was less onerous than typical CVO cases due to the domestic abuse ensuing. It is a unique argument to make, but one that carried the day and earned such a rare outcome for CVO cases.