Plea to an amended count of misdemeanor careless driving. Additionally, the client did not waive the right to fight the implied consent, which is typically mandated anytime a plea to a non-DWI occurs. But, the North Star team pushed for this utterly incredible result for a client that had a very high alcohol concentration reading. A legal issue surrounding the legitimacy of the breath test result led to improved plea negotiations and the ability to get an outcome the client never thought possible. This is where our due diligence, research, and ability to bring to the forefront critical issues pays off for our clients. Another fantastic result by the North Star team.

Case dismissed. The client was arrested for allegedly driving impaired. But, both the breath and blood tests came back negative for having substances in his body. While the State kept insisting further testing would reveal illegal substances, the North Star team kept pushing, demanding a hearing for the judge to look at it. Eventually, after more than a year, the State finally dismissed the case, knowing our arguments were correct. It's amazing how often individuals can face criminal charges on assumptions. That's where we can come in and bring the fight to ensure assumptions to lead to long-lasting negative criminal and collateral consequences.

Plea to an amended count of Careless Driving. While this is a common outcome for a first-time DWI, it is NOT common for cases involving a .14 BrAC, which is what this client blew at the station. Almost always, anything above a .10 or .11 (if the prosecutor is being particularly generous) leads to a plea to a misdemeanor DWI. But, the North Star team is never deterred by this unwritten rules of the practice and always willing to give it our best effort to get the atypical outcome. And, here, with our fight and strategy, we achieved this truly amazing outcome and the client is beyond thrilled, knowing the long odds in getting it.

Stay of adjudication to one DWI count. This outcome means the client will never be convicted and the case will be dismissed after she successfully abides by minimal terms of probation for one-year. A dismissal of a DWI count via plea negotiations is an incredibly rare outcome - but, as you can see in our case results, we've had our fair share of them. In this case, the North Star team dug deep into the personnel record of the arresting officer to discover a troubling history in administering the field sobriety tests. And in the case involving our client, there were outright and provable lies and oversights, too. The combination meant that the officer would have suffered from serious credibility issues during any testimony. The North Star team then leveraged all of this to get this incredible outcome for a deserving client. She is thrilled with the extra effort and diligence that we provided and in getting a dismissal of her DWI.

Client pled guilty to a gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation and received a stay of adjudication on the drug crime. As a result, the client will never be convicted of a felony. Additionally, the sentence did not call for time to serve in custody and only requires him to stay sober - which he has proven for the last year. This is a remarkable outcome because the facts are not pretty. He was both drunk and had a controlled substance in his system - plus pills found in his vehicle. He ended up rolling the vehicle, causing his passenger to be thrown from it. Luckily, the passenger did not suffer serious injuries. And, due to some aggressive discovery requested by the North Star team, we got the records to verify that the injuries sustained were not nearly as serious as initially feared, resulting in the opportunity to plead to a non-felony CVO. The client is ecstatic that he will avoid a felony conviction and jail time. Even the judge commented that he normally sends defendants to jail on these type of allegations, but the plea agreement took that decision out of his hands.

Plea to a 3rd Degree DWI-Refusal. The client exhibited horrible driving conduct and registered a PBT significantly above .20. Needless to say, no defenses existed and he was clearly at an elevated alcohol concentration. Compounding all of that, he refused the formal breath test at the station, which prosecutors despise as it shows noncooperation. Despite all of these facts stacked against him, the North Star team negotiated an outcome in which the client faces no jail time, a minimal fine, and credit for having completed a chemical dependency assessment, a MADD panel, and a DWI class. As a result, the client will receive the benefit of being on unsupervised probation. Given the challenging facts, no jail and unsupervised probation is a great outcome and one the client is very pleased with.

Plea to an amended count of misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI. The client had an elevated alcohol concentration on a first-time offense. Not only did the North Star team negotiate a plea to a misdemeanor level offense, we also obtained unsupervised probation for the client, meaning she will never meet with probation and has nothing to do for the next year but stay good. Now, the client can put this behind her without having to worry about ongoing obligations. This was an incredibly deserving outcome for a wonderful client.

Plea to an amended count of Careless Driving. The client had zero defenses - it was a straight-forward case from the State's perspective. And, making this case more challenging is that the client blew a .14 - an alcohol concentration level that almost never results in a plea to an amended count because it's closer to double the legal limit than the actual legal limit. On top of that, a DWI plea could have led to serious consequences for the client's military career. Despite this, the North Star team worked with the client to get him to a much better position for negotiations. He completed proactive steps and demonstrated with good conduct that this is more of an one-time incident than the start of a bad run. Through strenuous and smart negotiations, the client obtained this truly rare result and it saved his military career.