State v. Rowden
Feb 08, 2011OUTCOME: Acquittal
Misdemeanor case, trial
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John Leif Fossum's Legal Cases (9)
Bloomington, MN
Criminal defense Lawyer at Bloomington, MN
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights ... +3 more
Welfare of the Child of SLJ
Jan 21, 2010OUTCOME: Decision in favor of party supported.
Amicus brief in the Minnesota Supreme Court, written on behalf of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Welfare of the Child of SLJ
Sep 01, 2009OUTCOME: Judgment in favor of party supported
Wrote Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers supporting the mother's right to assigned counsel.
Patee v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Jun 28, 2006OUTCOME: License reinstated, criminal case dismissed.
Implied Consent. Court found the stop of the client was improper and reinstated client's driver license after a lengthy hearing.
State v. Perez
Oct 14, 1998OUTCOME: Dismissed
Client charged with theft, dismissed for no probable cause.
State v. Ghinter
N/AOUTCOME: Acquitted
Jury trial, client charged with Burglary and Felony Assualt. Acquittal.
State v. Larson
N/AOUTCOME: Acquitted
Jury Trial, client charged with assault, acquitted, Rice County, Minnesota.
State v. Quinnell
N/AOUTCOME: Sentencing Appeal, Downward Departure affirmed
Client was convicted at trial, sentenced below the state sentencing guidelines. State appealed requested harsher sentence. Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court and upheld the more lenie ... nt sentence of the trial court.
United States v. Lemon
N/AOUTCOME: Upheld on appeal
Published case on the validity of a search warrant, in the United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit. Sole counsel from trial court to the court of appeals.