State v. L.E.

Plea to a petty misdemeanor careless driving. Client was charged with a DWI despite blowing a .07. The State could have tried to prove impairment based on her overall conduct, including a decent, but not great, performance on standard field tests. The combination of a test result just under the legal limit with the other facts presented a challenge, but one that the North Star team was ready to fight at trial. Mr. Gempeler knows how to try cases and what facts to lean on when combatting these overzealous charges. On the doorstep of trial, the State finally relented and agreed to a petty misdemeanor traffic ticket. A petty misdemeanor is not a crime under Minnesota law. So, the end result is a non-criminal record, non-DWI, no probation, and no loss of license. This is a fantastic result for a client that was very nervous and anxious about the criminal process.