Stay of adjudication to the leaving the scene count and the careless driving is dismissed. This was essentially a DWI, but he was not stopped at the time and not investigated into until the next morning - meaning they had no way of proving impairment. Still, it was a serious matter. Despite that, Mr. Gempeler worked hard on the prosecutor to achieve an outcome that results in a non-conviction - a truly remarkable outcome considering the severity of the incident.

Stay of adjudication. The client was driving on a gravel road and trying to do tail-whips. It did not go well, as he ended up in the ditch with two other passengers also in the car. Thankfully no injuries, but certainly a risky situation. The gravel road offered strong circumstantial proof of this driving misconduct. Undeterred, the North Star team negotiated this great outcome from a County Attorney's office notoriously difficult to deal with. Now, our client keeps his record crime free and won't have this negatively impact him (and his insurance, for instance) moving forward.

Stay of imposition plea to an amended misdemeanor count and only six-months' probation. What makes this such a great outcome is that it took 1.5 years' worth of pushing and negotiating to finally get a stubborn County Attorney to make this meaningful offer. In achieving this, the client avoids the six-month revocation and a nasty criminal record from a mere traffic offense. She was nearly crying, with a sense of relief that the long ordeal is finally over and in such a fantastic manner for her.

Dismissed for lack of probable cause. The client drove past the school bus as the red lights were flashing and the stop arm was in the process of extending out. It was not fully extended. Due to this, Mr. Gempeler raised a creative and correct legal argument that the statute requires the stop arm to be fully extended, not in the process of it, in order for a person to be charged with this offense. After oral arguments, the judge agreed and dismissed the case. Another fantastic result due to the diligence and persistence of the North Star team.

Continuance for dismissal. This is an example of how persistence by Mr. Gempeler pays off. The initial offer was a plea to a misdemeanor offense, which is a great start because that ensures there is no loss of license stemming from the incident. Yet, it wasn't good enough. After rescheduling the hearing and showing up, Mr. Gempeler then got an offer to a stay of adjudication - a fantastic offer. But that was not sufficient for the client, given her line of work and consistent background checks. So, Mr. Gempeler finally got the prosecutor to offer this incredible outcome - one that is exceedingly rare for a gross misdemeanor offense.

Dismissed by the State during trial. This is a truly rare outcome. In the midst of a court trial, the State could not lay the proper foundation for the radar reading to be entered. The reason - Mr. Gempeler's dogged trial skills and objections completely flustered the prosecutor into having to dismiss the case. Understanding the nuances of the law - even for speeding tickets - Mr. Gempeler successfully stymied the prosecutor with the technical requirements in how to get radar readings entered into evidence. These nuances are so easily overlooked, to the detriment of defendants. Not with Mr. Gempeler and the North Star team. Even when a conviction seems not only likely, but a foregone conclusion, the North Star team gets to work and develops a strategy that can succeed. This outcome saved a client from a six-month revocation - a fantastic outcome, to say the least.

Diversion that will result in a complete dismissal of the case without any admission or plea entered on the record. The client was fortunate to avoid a DWI based on the circumstances and instead only faced a careless driving. Even still, Mr. Gempeler and the North Star team successfully navigated the case, leaned on our great relationships with the local prosecutors, and secured this incredible outcome. Another fantastic result due to North Star's work.

Plea to a single DWI count, dismiss remaining two counts of the DWI case (including the obstruction of legal process charge) AND dismiss the entire separate case for driving after cancellation - inimical to public safety. Not only that, but the sentence did not include a term of in-custody time, which is mandated by law. This is truly a phenomenal result and one that can only be achieved through the creative and aggressive negotiation skills from the North Star team.