John Thomas Arechigo's Legal Cases (6)

Criminal defense

Stalking & Harassment

Jun 19, 2019

OUTCOME: Conviction reversed by the Minnesota Supreme Court

Client was prosecuted for posting several non-threatening public tweets about a classmate. I argued the prosecution violated the client's right to freedom of speech and that the specific laws violated ... the First Amendment. The District court denied our motions to dismiss and the client was convicted at trial. The Court of Appeals upheld the District Court decisions. I took the case to the Minnesota Supreme Court and won. The Supreme Court declared the laws unconstitutional, overturned the decisions by the District Court and Court of Appeals and reversed the client's convictions.

Criminal defense

Threats of Violence (Terroristic Threats)

Mar 08, 2019

OUTCOME: Not Guilty Jury Verdict

Not Guilty verdict following jury trial. Client was accused of threatening to shoot up former place of employment. I convinced the jury the client made no such threat, but rather was telling the form ... er employer to treat people more fairly. The jury returned the Not Guilty verdict in little over an hour of deliberations.

Criminal defense

Criminal Defamation

May 26, 2015

OUTCOME: Statute Declared Unconstitutional

Successfully argued to the Court of Appeals that the Minnesota Criminal Defamation statute was unconstitutional. The Court agreed and struck down the law.

Criminal defense

DWI Test Refusal

N/A

OUTCOME: All charges dismissed

I recently represented a client charged with Second Degree DWI Test Refusal, Third Degree DWI, Hit and Run, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and Careless Driving. After meeting with the client and ca ... refully reviewing all police reports, I discovered that the arresting officers had entered the client's home to arrest her without an arrest warrant or a search warrant. After a two-day contested hearing with testimony from several officers, all charges against my client were ultimately dismissed and her driver's license was fully reinstated.

Criminal defense

Criminal Defamation

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

Charges stemmed from an email and nude photos.

Criminal defense

3rd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

Allegations accused my client of having sex with a girl who was passed out. The evidence proved my client's innocence.

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