Date: March 2025 Case: Felony Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle Attorney: Paul L. Young Result: Paul’s client was facing Felony Charges after failing to pull over for a traffic stop. Through Paul’s negotiations, the prosecution reduced the charges to Misdemeanor Obstruct Legal Process. The Judge stayed all jail time, leaving Paul’s client with only one year of...
Date: February 2023
Case: Obstruct Legal Process
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was facing one count of Misdemeanor Obstruct Legal Process. Based on Nicole’s motions challenging the evidence, the prosecutor dismissed the case.
Date: June 2021
Case: Obstructing Legal Process and Disorderly Conduct
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: After an encounter with police at a political demonstration, Nicole’s client faced charges of obstructing legal process and disorderly conduct. After reviewing the evidence, Nicole was able to negotiate with the prosecutor and get her client a continuance for dismissal. This means her client’s case will be dismissed in three months without the client having to admit any fault on their end.
Date: November 2020
Case: Obstruct Legal Process and Disorderly Conduct
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: After a night of drinking at a local restaurant, Nicole’s client got into arguments with the police as they were trying to find him a ride home. He was charged with gross misdemeanor obstructing legal process. Nicole and her client worked together to be proactive, including writing an apology letter, Nicole was able to negotiate with the prosecutor to dismiss the gross misdemeanor charge and stay the jail time for the misdemeanor in place of one year of probation. This resolution allowed Nicole’s client to move forward from this mistake while minimizing the impact the charges could have had on the rest of his life.
Date: January 2020
Case: Disorderly Conduct and Obstructing Legal Process
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole Kettwick’s client was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Obstructing Legal Process after an incident occurring in Scott County. Nicole was able to negotiate a Stay of Adjudication which means, after one year of probation, assuming there are no violations, the case will be dismissed. This resolution allows Nicole’s client to avoid a conviction on his record.
Nicole’s client was charged with domestic assault after he allegedly hit, and kicked his girlfriend while he was holding her down. According to the police officers, when the arrived on the scene he would not cooperate, and was resisting the officers, so much so they tasered him twice which lead to obstruction of legal process charges. After weeks of negotiations,...
Mike Brandt recently represented a client who was charged with Obstructing Legal Process. The State alleged that Mike’s client had engaged in obstructing another person’s arrest by the Minneapolis Police. The client adamantly denied any obstructing. Prior to Mike’s involvement in the case, the prosecutor was demanding that Mike’s client plead guilty to the charge. Once Mike got involved in...
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