OWI 5th Offense

Charge:
OWI 5th offense

Outcome:
On the eve of a scheduled jury trial, the state moved to dismiss the case after reviewing the defense expert’s work and investigation

Details
Defense provided expert findings and investigation results before trial

OWI (Second Offense After 10 Years)

Charge:
OWI (first offense; treated as a second offense after 10 years)

Outcome:
Case dismissed after a pretrial motion to suppress based on an unlawful arrest.

Details
Pretrial motion to suppress granted/led to dismissal due to unlawful arrest

Misdemeanor Bail Jumping

Charge:
Bail jumping (two misdemeanor counts)

Outcome:
Dismissed with a pretrial motion to dismiss

Outcome:
Pretrial motion to dismiss filed by the defense

Felon in Possession of a Firearm & Related Charges

Charge:
Possession of a firearm by a felon; resisting an officer; felony bail jumping; strangulation and suffocation; battery; disorderly conduct (two related cases)

Outcome:
Case 1 – Not guilty verdicts at jury trial on possession of a firearm by a felon, resisting an officer and felony bail jumping; strangulation and suffocation and battery dismissed; disorderly conduct dismissed on the defense’s motion. Case 2 – Guilty verdict at jury trial on felony bail jumping; not guilty verdict at jury trial on disorderly conduct

Child Abuse, Child Enticement & Related Charges

Charge:
Physical abuse of a child; child enticement; chronic neglect of a child; fourth-degree sexual assault; false imprisonment (multiple counts)

Outcome:
After the defense filed 22 motions, the state dismissed all counts except Counts 1 and 8, and recommended no conditional jail time

Outcome:
Filed 22 motions, which helped narrow the case and led to most charges being dismissed