Stay of adjudication on misdemeanor counts only. Mr. Adkins was able to achieve this incredible resort with a short probationary period as well. And, if the client, as anticipated, successfully completes that period without violating his terms, the matter will be dismissed outright on motion of the prosecutor, and thereafter be eligible for potential expungement. This, notwithstanding the case starting out as a mandatory-minimum jail, and possible prison-commit matter; the judge did announce, as he placed the matter on hold for six to twenty-four months, that Mr. Adkins had "achieved a remarkable resolution" for his client. It's always nice to even impress the Judge.

Continuance for Dismissal. This remarkable result was obtained even in spite of the fact that the Defendant had a history of felonious behavior with the complaining witness. Yet, after strenuous litigation over the admissibility of a putative confession, and repeated demands for a guilty plea or formal trial, the Court granted Mr. Adkins' request for a continuance for dismissal, with no findings of fact, and a turnaround of six months--not the typical two years. Client is thrilled; he gets to keep his Second Amendment rights intact, which were of paramount concern to him.

Dismissed. Through diligent investigation and strategic negotiations, Mr. Adkins was able to obtain a complete dismissal of this serious criminal charge. Facing numerous collateral consequences stemming from this charge, the client will now avoid all of it. A dismissal is a rare result, but it can be obtained with the right team.

Stay of adjudication. The client was facing two new cases out of a different county at the time this matter was resolved. Despite these two other cases, Mr. Gempeler was able to obtain this result after carefully scrutinizing the evidence and leveraging critical facts during negotiations with the prosecutor. By obtaining this incredible result - one in which the matter will be entirely dismissed if the client abides by the conditions of probation - the client is also positioned to get the two other cases resolved in a favorable manner.

Expungement granted. The client had little to no actual burden resulting from a domestic assault conviction out of Hennepin County. But, after working with his client to build the case, Mr. Gempeler emphasized the strides made to save the client's marriage (the victim was his wife) and to rehabilitate himself. And with the help of citing key statistics about how a record is likely to impact job applicants, the Court made the tough, but right decision in granting the expungement.

Stay of adjudication to a new count of disorderly conduct in violation of Minneapolis City Ordinance. The domestic assault charge was dismissed. For a service member, avoiding a conviction was imperative in order for him to advance and rise in rank. And because the plea was to an ordinance disorderly conduct, this will not impact his gun rights. Both were the main priorities for the client and obtained, despite the State's first two offers being much worse. Finally, at sentencing, probation recommended a chemical dependency evaluation, random testing, and the possibility to impose anger management and/or domestic abuse programming - none of which were imposed by the Court after careful arguments against imposing them.