Minot, ND
Criminal defense Lawyer at Minot, ND
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Defendant was charged with felony manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances along with an aggravating factor for possession of a firearm. Mr. Gietzen argu ... ed that the State failed to present competent evidence implicating his client at the preliminary hearing and the Judge agreed, dismissing the case.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Defendant was charged with felony aggravated assault. At the preliminary hearing, Mr. Gietzen argued that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a felony conviction and the Judge agreed, dismissing t ... he case.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Defendant was charged with criminal mischief involving substantial property damage. Mr. Gietzen was able to obtain a pretrial dismissal of the charge without his client ever having to appear in court.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Defendant was unlawfully seized in violation of his constitutional rights. Mr. Gietzen filed a motion to suppress evidence based on the unlawful seizure and the case was dismissed.
OUTCOME: Plead to Lesser Charge
Defendant was charged with a DUI. Mr. Gietzen argued to a hearing officer with the North Dakota Department of Transportation that the officer had not properly complied with the legal requirements to ob ... tain consent for a chemical test. The administrative action involving defendant's driving privileges was dismissed and a plea to a lesser charge in criminal court followed.
OUTCOME: Misdemeanor Plea Agreement
Mr. Gietzen and co-counsel challenged the evidence in this Gross Sexual Imposition case and negotiated a pretrial disposition that involved defendant pleading to a single misdemeanor charge without jai ... l time imposed. Defendant avoided sex offender registration.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Wrongfully charged with domestic violence, Mr. Gietzen prepared this case for a bench trial. Because the prosecution was not going to be able to prove their case under the facts presented, the matter w ... as dismissed prior to trial.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Mr. Gietzen, then a certified student attorney, painstakingly reviewed the evidence in this attempted murder case, performed a lengthy independent investigation, filed successful motions to suppress an ... d reconsider with the Court, and eventually compelled the prosecution to dismiss the charge of attempted murder against defendant after he was held in jail unlawfully for 542 days. Crucial witnesses for the State, including law enforcement, could not maintain their stories under the pressure applied by defense counsel and admitted to providing inaccurate information and tampering with evidence. Trial was set to begin the following week.
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