Case Results Record

Court:  Carver County
Charges: Domestic Assault and Disorderly Conduct; 609.2242
Outcome:  All charges were dismissed on the day of trial.

Court:  Hennepin County
Charges:  Second Degree Controlled Substance Sale 10 grams or more within a 90 day period and Fourth Degree Possession of 10 or more dosage units of Phencyclidine (mushrooms) while possessing a firearm, Minn. Stat. 152.022, 609.11.  The drug task force also seized a large amount of cash found in the vehicle. Client was facing mandatory 48 months in prison. 
Outcome:  Second Degree Controlled Substance sale while possessing a firearm charge dismissed and a large amount of cash seized during the arrest was returned to the Defendant.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Felony Domestic Assault by Strangulation
Outcome:  Jury Trial-Not Guilty of Felony Domestic Assault by Strangulation.

Court: Anoka County
Charges: Felony Terroristic Threats; Felony Domestic Assault-By Strangulation; Domestic Assault.
Outcome: Prosecutor offered a plea to Felony and several years in prison.  At Jury Trial, all Felony charges were dismissed. Client pled to a misdemeanor with no prison or jail time.

Court:  Anoka County
Charges:  Felony Possession and Sale of Methamphetamine in the First Degree
Outcome:  Client was facing mandatory 130 months in prison.  Mr. Grostyan prepared motions to suppress evidence from trial which resulted in an agreement with the County Attorney to dismiss the First Degree Controlled Substance sale and possession charges.  The client avoided prison and, instead, was placed on probation.

Court:  Federal Court Charge: Conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams or more of cocaine.  Mandatory 34 year federal prison sentence due to three prior felony convictions. 
Outcome:  Nine years.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Felony Robbery
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan brought motions to include the alleged victim’s criminal history. State agreed to dismiss felony charge in exchange for plea to a lesser misdemeanor offense.

Court: Carver County
Charges: 3rd Degree DWI; Open Bottle; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan challenged the reason for the officer pulling his client over. The motion was granted and all charges were dismissed.

Court: Ramsey County
Charges: Domestic Assault- Felony
Outcome: On the day of trial, the prosecutor dismissed all charges and the no-contact order.

Court:  Hennepin County
Charges: Damage to Property Fourth Degree Minn. Stat. § 609.595.
Outcome:  Charges dismissed.

Court:  Hennepin County
Charges:  Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI and Vehicle Seizure
Outcome:  Second Degree DWI Charges dismissed.  Vehicle was returned to client.

Court:  Dakota County
Charges:  Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI and Vehicle Seizure
Outcome: Client was facing mandatory 90 days of jail.  Attorney Grostyan negotiated a settlement resulting in the client avoiding jail.  The seized vehicle was returned to client.

Court:  Dakota County
Charges:  Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI and Vehicle Seizure
Outcome:  Attorney Grostyan negotiated a settlement and client did no jail time and the vehicle that was seized by the police was returned to the client.

Court:  Hennepin County
Charges:  Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI Minn. Stat. §169A.20, subd. 1(1) and (5).
Outcome:  DWI charges dismissed.  Client pled guilty to careless driving. No jail or community service.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Second Degree DWI Test Refusal Minn. Stat. § 169A.20, subd. 2.
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan negotiated a dismissal of the Second Degree DWI charge, return of the forfeited vehicle, no jail, only a fine as a penalty and this was done without the client ever appearing in court.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges:  Felony Fifth Degree Drug Possession while in possession of a firearm. Client was facing a mandatory 36-month prison sentence.
Outcome:  Felony charges dismissed, and client avoided prison.

Court:  Dakota County
Charges:  Second Degree DWI and Vehicle Seizure
Outcome:  Client was facing 90 days jail.  Attorney Grostyan negotiated a settlement resulting in the client avoiding jail and the seized vehicle was returned to client.

Court:  Dakota County
Charges:  Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI and Vehicle Seizure
Outcome:   No jail. Seized vehicle was returned to client.

Court:  Anoka County
Charges:  Third Degree DWI
Outcome:  Gross Misdemeanor charges dismissed. Pled to a lesser misdemeanor charge with no jail time.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Third Degree DWI Test Refusal Minn. Stat. § 169A.26, subd. 1 (b)
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan negotiated a dismissal of the Third Degree DWI Test Refusal charge with a plea to a misdemeanor DWI charge, no jail.

Court:  Ramsey County
Charges:  Misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI Minn. Stat. § 169A.20 subd. 1 (1) and (5).
Outcome:  DWI charges dismissed. Pled guilty to careless driving.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI Minn. Stat. §169A.20, subd. 1(1) and (5).
Outcome: DWI charges dismissed. Client pled guilty to careless driving and avoided jail and STS.

Court: Ramsey County
Charges: Second Degree DWI Test Refusal Minn. Stat. § 169A.20, subd. 2.
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was successfully able to negotiate a plea to the 3rd Degree DWI only. The 2nd Degree Refusal charge was dismissed. A vehicle forfeiture also arose out of this, and Mr. Grostyan was able to arrange for the return of the vehicle.

Court: Anoka County
Charges: Gross Misdemeanor 3rd Degree DWI
Outcome: Gross Misdemeanor charges dismissed. Pled to a lesser misdemeanor charge with no jail time.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Third Degree DWI Test Refusal Minn. Stat. § 169A.26, subd. 1 (b)
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan negotiated a dismissal of the Third Degree DWI Test Refusal charge with a plea to a misdemeanor DWI charge, no jail.

Court: Ramsey County
Charges: Fourth Degree DWI
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan challenged whether his client was in physical control of the vehicle, when the client was in the driver’s seat, the engine was not running and the police, despite alleging they saw keys in the client’s hand, could not locate the keys to the vehicle. The prosecutor agreed to dismiss the DWI charges.

Court: Wright County
Charges: Felony Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Fourth Degree DWI
Outcome: Evidence included a squad car video showing client’s vehicle driving at a high rate of speed during police pursuit. Mr. Grostyan negotiated an agreement where the Felony would be dismissed.

Court: Washington County
Charges: Theft
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan convinced the judge to grant an expungement of his client’s record.

Court: Ramsey Court
Charges: FourthDegree
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan challenged the legality of the vehicle stop and all charges were dismissed.

Court: Ramsey County
Charges: DWI
Outcome: DWI charges dismissed and the license revocation was removed from client’s driving record.

Court: Dakota County
Charges: Domestic Assault Attempt to Inflict Bodily Harm; Minn. Stat. 609.2242 subd. 1 (2).
Outcome: The prosecutor dismissed all charges and the judge terminated the no-contact order. Mr. Grostyan was also successful in getting the judge to remove or expunge these charges from his client’s record.

Court: Olmsted County
Charges: 4th Degree DWI
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan challenged the admissibility of the urine test. The County Attorney dismissed both charges prior to jury trial.

Court:  Hennepin County

Charges: DWI Vehicle Seizure
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to negotiate an agreement for the vehicle to be returned to the Defendant.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Disorderly Conduct, Obstruction of Legal Process.
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to successfully negotiate a resolution whereby the court entered a stay of adjudication and avoided any criminal conviction.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Disorderly Conduct, Obstruction of Legal Process.
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to successfully negotiate a resolution whereby the court entered a stay of adjudication and avoided any criminal conviction.

Court: Olmsted County
Charges: Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI and Vehicle Seizure.
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to successfully negotiate a resolution whereby the client pled guilty to a lesser DWI charge and the remaining charges, including the charge that supported the vehicle seizure, were dismissed.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to successfully negotiate a resolution whereby the client pled guilty to careless driving and avoided a DWI conviction. This was an extraordinary outcome in light of the fact that the client’s breath test was .18.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Felony Drug Possession
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to successfully negotiate a resolution whereby the court entered a stay of adjudication and the client avoided a criminal conviction.

Court: Hennepin County
Charges: Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to successfully negotiate a resolution whereby the client pled guilty to careless driving and avoided a DWI conviction.

Court: Martin County
Charges:  Marijuana Possession of Marijuana in a Motor Vehicle; Petty Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Outcome: A conviction on the Possession of Marijuana in a Motor Vehicle would have resulted in a driver’s license revocation for the client. Mr. Grostyan was able to successfully negotiate a resolution whereby the client would pay a fine on the Petty Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, which is not considered a crime, and the Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana in a Motor Vehicle charge was dismissed. The client did not incur a driver’s license revocation. In addition, the client lived out-of-state and the matter resolved without the client returning to Minnesota to deal with the charges.

County: Dakota
Charges: Possession of Burglary Tools
Outcome: Client had no defenses available. Mr. Grostyan was able to work with the County Attorney to see that the client was not also charged with a felony burglary charge in exchange for client’s guilty plea on possession of burglary tools. Client was not required to serve any additional jail time as a result of conviction.

County: Hennepin
Charges: Felony Fleeing a Peace Officer; Felony DWI Refusal
Outcome: Client plead to Felony DWI Refusal charge and the Felony Fleeing a Peace Officer charge was dismissed. Client was ordered to serve 45 days in the workhouse work release, and was able to serve another 75 days on electronic home monitoring. Client did not have to serve any jail or prison time.

County: Hennepin
Charges: 3rd Degree Drug Possession
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan filed a motion to suppress evidence. Prior to the hearing, the County Attorney agreed to dismiss all charges against M.H.M.

County: Hennepin
Charges: 4th Degree DWI; Gross Misdemeanor Criminal Vehicular Operation
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to negotiate for a dismissal of the Gross Misdemeanor Criminal Vehicular Operation. D.P.L. pleaded to a Misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI.

County: Hennepin (2008)
Charges: 4th Degree DWI; Gross Misdemeanor Criminal Vehicular Operation
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to negotiate for a dismissal of the Gross Misdemeanor Criminal Vehicular Operation. D.P.L. pleaded to a Misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI.

County: Hennepin
Charges: 4th Degree DWI
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to negotiate the charge down to a payable, petty misdemeanor traffic violation. The DWI charge was dismissed.

County: Crow Wing
Charges: 3rd Degree DWI; 2nd Degree Test Refusal; Probation Violation
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was successfully able to negotiate a plea to the 3rd Degree DWI only. The 2nd Degree Refusal charge and the probation violation were dismissed. A vehicle forfeiture also arose out of this, and Mr. Grostyan was able to arrange for the return of the vehicle.

County: Anoka
Charges: 4th Degree DWI
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was able to negotiate the charge down to a careless driving.

County: Stearns
Charges: 2nd Degree DWI; Carrying a Pistol while Under the Influence of Alcohol (Misdemeanor); Marijuana Possession
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan brought motions to challenge the stop of Defendant’s vehicle. After negotiations with the prosecutor, the parties agreed that all charges would be dismissed, and the client would plead to 3rd Degree DWI with no jail. Mr. Grostyan also negotiated a deal whereby the seized vehicle was returned to the client.

County: Hennepin
Charges: Domestic Assault (Misdemeanor); Disorderly Conduct
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan attacked the truthfulness of the alleged victim’s statements. All charges were dismissed.

County: Isanti
Charges: 3rd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct; 4th Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan worked with the prosecutor to get the charges dismissed.

County: Hennepin
Charges: 3rd Degree DWI; 2nd Degree Test Refusal
Outcome: Mr. Grostyan was successfully able to negotiate a plea to the 3rd Degree DWI only. The 2nd Degree Refusal charge was dismissed.

County: Hennepin
Charges: Driving While Under the Influence
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Grostyan’s Motion to overturn the driver’s license revocation.

County: Hennepin
Charges: Driving While Under the Influence
Outcome: After contested hearing, Judge granted Mr. Grostyan’s motion to rescind license revocation on grounds that Petitioner’s right to counsel was violated. State dismissed related criminal charges for same reason prior to hearing.