Mike Brandt’s client was charged with violating a Harassment Restraining Order for sending numerous text messages to a person who had issued a Restraining Order against him. The State had a very strong case against Mike’s client as they had the actual text messages sent from his client. Notwithstanding the strength of the State’s case, Mike was able to convince...
Mike Brandt’s client was charged with violating an order for protection (a no-contact order) for having contact with his wife who had obtained a restraining order against Mike’s client. This occurred in the City of Coon Rapids, Anoka County, in March of 2018. The police officer observed Mike’s client with the protected person and arrested Mike’s client. There was no...
Mike Brandt’s client was charged with violating an Order for Protection (OFP) from the City of St. Paul. The charges stemmed from an innocent email that Mike’s client had sent to the alleged victim when Mike’s client had received paperwork regarding the Order for Protection. Mike’s client works in a field a conviction of a Violation of an OFP would...
Nicole’s client found himself facing serious felony criminal charges after a nasty divorce. He was facing prison on two separate felony cases and a few other charges. The State wanted Nicole’s client to go to prison and would not budge. Outside of winning at trial, the only way to keep her client out of prison was for a judge to...
Nicole’s client’s wife called the police alleging he hit his 3 year old daughter and filed an order for protection against him. Nicole and her client prepared for the order for protection hearing and eventually got the order dismissed. Her client also faced criminal charges for a Felony Malicious Punishment of a Child and Gross Misdemeanor Malicious Punishment of a...
Mike’s client was charged with a gross misdemeanor Violating an Order for Protection for allegedly dropping off a bag of clothing for his child at his ex-wife’s property, who had an Order for Protection against him. In preparation for trial, Mike investigated the facts of the case, interviewed several witnesses, developed information about the geography of the area (including a...
Nicole’s client was in the middle of a divorce with his ex-wife. Her client was alleged to have sent her 14 text messages after a court ordered no contact between he and his ex-wife through a harassment restraining order. In order to convict him of violating this order, the State is required to prove her client knew about the order....
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