Plea to an amended count of careless driving. Client was facing a gross misdemeanor refusal charge that was not beatable. But, Mr. Gempeler found a legal issue worth raising and then leveraged that into persistent plea negotiations that resulted in a non-DWI outcome – a truly remarkable outcome when facing a gross misdemeanor DWI charge. It goes to show that, even when facing daunting charges, the
Plea to an amended count of careless driving. Client had no legal defenses, but wanted desperately to avoid a DWI conviction and the stigma associated with it. Mr. Gempeler had a pre-existing relationship with the prosecutor that paid off in achieving a non-DWI conviction and only one-year of probation. The North Star team achieved exactly what it set out to do, again.
Stay of imposition plea to an amended count of failing to drive with due care. After the client completes minimal terms of probation, the conviction level will be reduced to a petty misdemeanor – making the end game a petty traffic violation. Mr. Gempeler raised a valid stop-issue argument that led to such an incredible offer. Even though we wanted to bring the fight still, the client simply could
Plea to an amended count of misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI, with no time to serve and unsupervised probation for one-year. What makes this outcome more remarkable is that the client blew a .19 and got into an accident. The primary prosecutor would not budge, but he changed jobs near the end of this case. Mr. Gempeler strategically prolonged the case a bit to put some separation between the old prosecu
Plea to an amended misdemeanor count of DWI, with no time to serve, a fine, and easy terms of probation to follow. The client blew a .20 and had no legal defenses. On top of that, the city prosecutor is notoriously challenging to deal with on similar cases. Nonetheless, Mr. Gempeler leaned into the possible career implications in play and the client’s proactive steps in order to negotiate this fan
Plea to an amended count of failing to drive with due care. Client blew a .11 and had no legal defense. But, she was remorseful and took immediate ownership of her actions by getting an assessment and completing the recommendations. Mr. Gempeler raised a creative legal argument regarding the validity of the breath test. Combined with the client’s proactive steps, he was able to achieve such a fant
Plea to an amended count of misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI with no jail or STS, and the absolute minimum fine possible of $50. The client was a high school student who got into an accident after consuming alcohol one non-school day afternoon. Major mistakes made throughout, clearly. With the help of Mr. Gempeler’s advocacy, she got back on track and is pursuing post-secondary education. This outcome w
Plea to an amended count of Careless Driving, with no time to serve, a minimal fine, and credit for the proactive steps taken leading up to the plea. The client was underage, blew a .10, and had no legal defenses with some not-so-great driving conduct to boot. Despite these troubling facts, he was accountable from the start in getting assessed and achieving sobriety. Mr. Gempeler was then able to
Creative careless – stay of adjudication to a DWI count and conviction to an amended careless driving count. The end result is only a careless driving conviction. This is a fantastic outcome considering it was a .13 with no legal defenses available. Mr. Gempeler was persistent as heck in getting this outcome, as the prosecutor was unrelenting in the DWI offer for multiple hearings. Finally, after
Plea to an amended count of a 4th degree misdemeanor DWI, with no jail to serve, a minimal fine, and a year of probation where the only ongoing obligation is to remain law abiding. What makes this such an incredible result is the facts were not favorable – the client got into a single-vehicle accident on the side a highway and blew a .29. Yup, a .29. And we still leveraged his changed behaviors, p
