Mike Brandt recently represented a client who was charged with a DWI. In addition to the criminal charges, his driving privileges were revoked under the Minnesota Implied Consent Law. Mike first litigated the criminal charges in a jury trial where his client was acquitted of all charges.
Mike then litigated the license revocation, arguing to the Judge that his client was never in physical control of the motor vehicle. The Judge was persuaded by Mike’s arguments and rescinded (or took away) the revocation of his client’s driving privileges.
Had Mike’s client been convicted of the offense or if the revocation had not been taken away, he would have had an alcohol-related driving offense on his record and would have paid higher insurance premiums, would have lost his license, and faced the prospect of two years’ probation.