Several of the client had, and continue to have, no criminal history. Kauffman was able to get each dismissed in the month of October. All five cases involved domestic violence assault allegations. Kauffman rejected offers made by the State and was able to get the charges dismissed completely.ĭismissals - 5 in October, 2017. He vehemently denied the allegations, had no criminal history and owned a small business in the community. He was alleged to have sexually assaulted his wife. The client was charged with indecent liberties with force, a class A felony that carries up to LIFE in prison and lifetime registration as a sex offender. Possible life sentence on sex offense - case dismissed. The jury deliberated for two hours before returning a verdict of NOT GUILTY. Kauffman advised the client to take the case to trial. The prosecutor offered nothing but plead guilty as charged to assault. He maintained it was an accident and after a cooling off period, the wife indicated she thought it may have been an accident as well. The client was charged with assaulting his wife by swinging a pair of pants with a belt on them and striking her in the face, causing a bloody nose. Not Guilty Verdict, Assault 4 domestic violence. He was left only with a misdemeanor conviction and a bail jump conviction for missing a mandatory court date without a good reason. At trial, Kauffman argued there was not enough evidence to find a sex offense was committed and the jury acquitted the client of the sex offense. The client was looking at significant prison time, registering as a sex offender and a conviction that could never be removed from his record. Kauffman's recommendation for local, work-release time.Īpril, 2018 NOT GUILTY felony sex offense. Kauffman secured an expert and put together a compelling mitigation brief. The State was requesting 31 months in prison.
Kauffman convinced the State to allow the client to plead to reduced charges and still allow her to ask for an exceptional sentence outside the standard range. Exceptional sentence down allows client to keep job, avoid prison. The client continues to have a clean criminal record and the no contact order with her husband was lifted. Kauffman convinced the prosecutor to dismiss the case very quickly after it was charged where other dismissals take several months. June, 2018 Dismissal Assault 4 domestic violence.
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