State v. C.V.

Departure to a gross misdemeanor on one count, the other two were dismissed. The client was in the throes of chemical dependency when he committed his first crime. Thankfully, he righted the ship and got himself into treatment. Despite a few relapses while in treatment, the Defendant persisted and graduated from inpatient and was thriving while in an intensive outpatient program. Through this, the North Star team convinced the prosecutor and the judge that this was a less onerous offense and a gross misdemeanor result was the just outcome. There is no doubt that prosecutors and judges alike treat burglary cases seriously. But, they believed in the Defendant and what the North Star team was advocating on his behalf. The client is thrilled to have a second chance without a felony on his record.