Date: November 2024 Case: Third Degree DWI Refusal Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick Result: Nicole’s client was charged in Crow Wing County with a Gross Misdemeanor Third Degree DWI Refusal after an incident in August of 2024. Despite the evidence in this case, Nicole was able to provide the prosecutor with convincing enough arguments and proactive items completed by the client,...
Date: September 2024 Case: DWI 4 & Liquor-Possession by Person Under 21 Attorney: Paul L. Young Result: Paul’s juvenile client was pulled over by police and said to be under the influence of alcohol, and when their vehicle was searched, additional alcohol was found. Through successful negotiations with the prosecutor, Paul secured a Stay of Adjudication on both charges. After...
Date: July 2024 Case: Felony First Degree DWI Attorney: Nicole Kettwick Result: Nicole Kettwick was hired to represent a client on a Felony First Degree DWI case. After setting the matter on for a contested hearing, Nicole was able to resolve the case with a plea to a lesser DWI and avoid a felony conviction and jail time.
Date: June 2024 Case: Criminal Vehicular Operation and Gross Misdemeanor DWI (x2) Attorney: Paul L. Young Result: Paul’s client was charged with two counts of Gross Misdemeanor DWI and one count of Gross Misdemeanor Criminal Vehicular Operation following an ATV accident in which a passenger was injured. Based on Paul’s negotiations with the prosecutor, the court accepted his client’s guilty...
Date: December 2023
Case: Felony Fleeing a Police Officer and 2nd Degree DWI
Attorney: Paul L. Young
Result: Paul’s client was charged with Felony Fleeing a Police Officer and 2nd Degree DWI. The State also filed forfeiture action, where they attempted to take the vehicle his client was driving. Paul challenged the probable cause for the fleeing count, which the prosecution ultimately agreed to dismiss. The dismissal of the fleeing charge required the State to return the vehicle to Paul’s client.
Case: DWI
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: After a nearly two-year battle with a prosecutor on a Fourth-Degree DWI charge, Mike was able to get the result he was looking for–Careless Driving. Over the course of the case Mike challenged the basis for his client’s arrest and pushed the matter to trial. On the day of trial, the prosecutor finally relented and offered the Careless Driving and Mike’s client was placed on unsupervised probation for 1 year.
Date: February 2023
Case: Gross Misdemeanor DWI
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike’s client faced two Gross Misdemeanor DWI charges after a stop for a minor traffic violation resulted in Gross Misdemeanor DWI charges. Mike challenged the basis for the police to arrest his client and rather than have a hearing on that issue the prosecutor agreed to reduce the charge to a Misdemeanor DWI and agreed to one year of probation for Mike’s client.
Date: January 2023
Case: Second Degree DWI, Third Degree DWI
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was facing one count of Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI – Refusal and one count of Gross Misdemeanor Third Degree DWI out of Isanti County. Based on Nicole’s negotiations with the prosecutor and her client’s proactive steps, Nicole’s client was able to avoid spending any additional time in jail.
Date: January 2023
Case: Fourth Degree DWI
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was facing two counts of Fourth Degree DWI in Hennepin County. Based on Nicole’s negotiations with the prosecutor and her client’s proactive steps, Nicole got the charges reduced to a single Misdemeanor Careless Driving charge. This means that the client will avoid a DWI conviction on his record.
Date: December 2022
Case: Felony Second Degree Controlled Substance Possession, Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: After being pulled over for a DWI, law enforcement searched our client’s vehicle and found cocaine and a large amount of cash. As a result, he was charged with Felony Second Degree Controlled Substance Possession and a DWI. Because of his criminal history score, he was facing a presumptive prison commitment of up to 117 months. However, based on the client’s proactive steps and Nicole’s negotiations with the prosecutor, Nicole was able to negotiate a downward durational departure with no additional jail or prison time. This means that if the client is successful on probation, he will avoid spending any time in jail or prison.
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