State v. M.M.
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. K.R.
Stunning results are possible, if a client commits to recovery, and the lawyer on board is damned creative. Here, a drunken meltdown complete with extreme damage to property, threats to kill family members, and a completed assault involving multiple visible injuries, results in a misdemeanor sentence, for now… the State agreed to review for expungement if probation was completed without incident,
State v. J.S.
A young man facing a serious charge—with the complaining witness demanding a year in jail and key evidence including video footage and seemingly incriminating statements—was up against long odds. These cases are typically unwinnable at trial, but Dan Adkins approached it with strategy, tenacity, and a deep dive into the facts. By scrutinizing the evidence and highlighting inconsistencies in the wi
State v. K.F.
Stay of Adjudication. Mr. Adkins is becoming a bit of a wizard in the Greater Minnesota counties; nowhere did this benefit a client as much as in this case, with a man facing a possible long jail or even prison sanction for heinous threats against his neighbor (a former police officer). However, with great patience and a highly precise approach to treatment and restorative justice, the client exit
State v. T.K.
Plea, but an agreement to a dispositional departure, resulting in a gross misdemeanor conviction with no jail to serve and a minimum fine. The client was alleged to have waved a gun (turned out to be a BB gun) at another driver in a road rage incident. Complicating matters, he was no probation for a felony drug case. Despite these challenging facts, Mr. Gempeler worked hard on the prosecutor, stre
State v. P.W.
Acquittal at trial. Client was alleged to have pulled a gun on his brother-in-law, while threatening him. If convicted, he would’ve faced a mandatory 3-year prison commitment. From the very beginning, he was adamant the charges were false, and he wanted his day in court. Mr. Gempeler put on a masterful trial, hammering every witness the State called and even flipping the officers to lay positive f
State v. C.R.
Plea to an amended count of disorderly conduct. No time to serve, minimal fine, and an easy year on probation. The case was in the midst of jury selection when the State finally came to its senses and gave us the outcome we’ve been seeking since the beginning. Though we were ready for trial and had an excellent trial strategy, the juror pool was admittedly less than ideal. But, with the added pres
State v. A.R.
Departure granted. Sentenced as a gross misdemeanor over the State’s strenuous argument. The client had made drunken threats of shooting up a bar and made a hand-gun motion. Despite this, the North Star team convinced the judge that these were less serious facts than a typical threats of violence case, which is not a small undertaking. With a well-researched written argument and a strong oral summ
State v. B.R.
Norgaard plea, received a stay of adjudication on the threats of violence charge, stay of imposition to an added count of interfering with an emergency call (gross misdemeanor), and a stay of imposition to the misdemeanor domestic assault charge. This negotiated outcome results in no felony conviction on his record and, instead, just misdemeanor convictions. For an individual facing three serious
State v. H.B.
Continuance for dismissal. The client was alleged to have partaken in a written bomb threat made inside a high school. It goes without saying that this was a major case that the State was committed to pursuing to the full extent that they could. The State even went so far as to hire a handwriting expert to help its case. Nonetheless, the North Star team stepped up and prepared an excellent defense