State v. Reseland
Nov 30, 2012OUTCOME: All charges dismissed
Client was charged with theft, interference with an emergency telephone call, disorderly conduct and trespassing.
Mankato, MN
Criminal defense Lawyer at Mankato, MN
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed
Client was charged with theft, interference with an emergency telephone call, disorderly conduct and trespassing.
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed
Client was charged with Domestic Assault and Gross Misdemeanor Interference with emergency telephone call.
OUTCOME: No jail time - negotiated plea agreement
Defendant charged with gross misdemeanor reckless handling of a firearm. Defendant was accused of pointing a loaded hand gun at another individual, then discharging the firearm in the the air within a ... public housing complex. Client entered a guilty plea after a negotiated plea agreement. No jail time, 2 years probation and a $300 fine.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
First Degree Criminal Sexual conduct case. Client was accused of sexual contact with two minors. Accusers were two teenagers who claimed that defendant had sexual contact with them when they were sma ... ll children. Investigation revealed that the accusers lacked credibility, held extreme dislike for defendant due to the relationship between defendant and their mother, had financial motive to falsely accuse the defendant, persons identified by the accusers as being present when the crimes occurred denied seeing behavior from defendant consistent with sexual contact, and the alleged opportunity to commit the crime was implausible.
OUTCOME: Not guilty
Defendant was charged with misdemeanor driving an uninsured motor vehicle, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and petty misdemeanor failure to transfer title of a motor vehicle. Defendant was accus ... ed of operating an unregistered, uninsured, small motor bike (mini-bike), on a public street. Case was tried to the court. At trial, Defendant admitted that he failed to transfer title when he purchased the mini-bike in a private party transaction. It was not disputed that Defendant was not the individual operating the vehicle when stopped by the police. Testimony was given by a law enforcement officer that Defendant admitted to giving the operator permission to drive the motor bike. On cross-examination, officer was unable to articulate the question which led to the admission. The person who was operating the motor bike testified that he took the bike without defendant's permission. Defendant testified in his own defense saying that he did not give permission for the mini-bike to be operated by anyone. Defendant was found not guilty of the misdemeanor charges.
OUTCOME: Not guilty
Minor charged with felony terroristic threats and unlawful possession of a deadly weapon. Minor was accused of threatening to kill another minor and possessing a knife for the purpose of carrying out ... the threatened act. Threat was never made directly to the alleged target and never made with the intention of it being relayed to the target. Defendant had a pocket knife that had been in defendant's possession for several months before the alleged threat occurred. Matter was tried to the court.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty - Jury
Providing alcohol to minors
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Possession of Marijuana
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Domestic Assault
OUTCOME: Reduced to petty misdemeanor tampering with an automobile
Felony Theft (automobile)