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
Plea to an amended count of failing to drive with due care as a misdemeanor and all DWI counts were dismissed. Typically, on first-time DWI offenses, any plea to a non-DWI crime is to careless driving. But here at North Star, we push for better and often get it, such as in this case. For an individual going through the immigration system, achieving such a fantastic result was critical to his chanc
Plea to an amended count of failing to drive with due care and the DWI charges are dismissed. Another example of the North Star team not settling for the quick and easy outcome – a careless driving – and instead pushing for the even better outcome. It might not seem like much, but getting a failing to drive with due care may help avoiding termination of insurance coverage and it looks better on th
This young man, facing mandatory consecutive six-month jail terms, will serve two weeks on work release, then a pair of one-year probation terms, with no other significant sanction, due to his endless hard work in treatment, and a creative legal team convincing two judges to give him one more chance at right living. Facing a mandatory minimum sentence, and near-permanent interlock consequences fro
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
Stay of Adjudication on felony fleeing, no jail; reduction of a HIGH test DUI case to a third degree, time served, minimal probation term/unsupervised. This client stared directly at a possible prison term in light of a terrible series of decisions the night of his arrest, but hustled to get credible with the Court, and impressed the State’s attorney so much the offer improved even at the point of
This matter, concerning counts with mandatory prison components, was resolved as a durational departure to a Gross Misdemeanor, with a minimal term of probation and stayed jail, versus a long stint on work release. Client, who had a prior felony DUI conviction, busted his ass to get sober and to verify his return to a lawful life, stunned his judge and prosecutor with his orientation and accountab
Mr. Adkins negotiated wisely and thoughtfully for nearly eighteen months, and the result was nearly too good… the matter had to be rescheduled for best entry, and the outcome was magnificent. Outright dismissal of the felony, a reduction of the DUI count to a jail-free option, confirmation of treatment already completed, and a minimal fine. The client was overwhelmed at the gap, between the initia
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
Creative careless driving outcome. This means the client receives a stay of adjudication to a DWI charge and pleads and is convicted of a careless driving charge at the same time. The end result is a conviction just to the careless driving, while the DWI charge is dismissed. This is a unique outcome and one that was needed for a client that does a lot of work in Canada. What makes this even more u
