Stay of imposition. The client blew a .21. Though it was a first-time offense, that is an awfully high reading that prosecutors rarely move off of. With an initial offer to straight plea, the North Star team worked with the client in crafting a negotiating strategy to earn a better outcome. With no legal defense, the client decided to not drive for a year while revoked and stayed stone-cold sober.
Plea to an amended count of Careless Driving. The sentence called for neither jail nor community service. She paid a minimal fine and didn’t even have to complete a DWI course, which is typical for a DWI-type case, due to a positive chemical dependency assessment that only recommended a MADD panel. The North Star team did not have any viable legal defenses and the reading was a high .10. Nonethele
Client, staring down a six-month mandatory jail sentence and a permanent record for a horrible accident, walks out of a virtual hearing with no jail to serve, his vehicle returned, a conviction on radically reduced counts, and his license intact. Aggressive negotiations and timely treatment efforts, by Mr. Adkins and his client, respectively, result in a fantastic conclusion.
Plea to a single gross misdemeanor DWI. Sometimes, the facts simply don’t permit a plea to a less serious offense. When the client registers a .20 and has driving conduct that imperiled others on the road, the only fair outcome is to plead as charged. Without any legitimate defense and a client that did not want to go to trial, the North Star team refocused their negotiations on limiting the impac
Plea to an amended count of Careless Driving. Client blew a .12 and had no defense. Typically, this means a plea to a misdemeanor DWI with STS – community work service through probation that is strenuous work. But, with the North Star team, the typical result is not good enough and they pushed for the atypical and incredible result of a plea to an amended count of Careless Driving. On top of that,
Plea to an amended count of Careless Driving. This is a remarkable outcome considering: (1) the client blew a .14 and (2) we had no meaningful defense to the charges. The stop was good. The investigation was done correctly. Ample evidence to support probable cause. Yet, the North Star team was undeterred. Counseling the client on the proactive steps and information we needed to make a strong pitch
Plea to an amended count of failing to drive with due care as a misdemeanor. The sentence included no time to serve, minimal community service, and probation to the court – which means he is not being monitored and only needs to remain law abiding for the next year. The client lived out of state and never had to show up for court, too, which was an added bonus. The North Star team leveraged some u
Plea to an amended count of Misdemeanor DWI. Client registered a significant breath alcohol concentration (.22). Yet, despite this awful fact, the North Star team was able to negotiate an outcome that is truly remarkable. Not only was the plea to a misdemeanor, but the sentence included no jail to serve and he was placed on probation to the court (rather than to probation services), which saved hi
Stay of Adjudication. Client had a .10 breath alcohol concentration level and we had no defense. But, the client took proactive measures to demonstrate that she did not have an alcohol problem and learned from her mistake. Complicating things is the fact that the client’s significant other lived in Canada. Traveling to Canada with a DWI is not possible and there’s a wide debate whether a careless
Plea to an amended count of an Unsafe Change of Course as a misdemeanor – truly a traffic ticket. The client was charged with a DWI, despite a .07 (which means there was no loss of license). With some proactive steps, the State moved to a Careless Driving – which should be an automatic offer. But, a Careless Driving was not good enough the client because it still would have restricted her from tra
