Results

Kelly’s client was charged by the City of Coon Rapids with Domestic Assault – Intentionally Inflicts Bodily Harm. After months of fighting the case, Kelly and the client appeared for a Jury Trial. At the last minute, the prosecutor’s unreliable witness decided not to testify. The charges against Kelly’s client were then dismissed.

Kelly Keegan’s client was under investigation for mailing large quantities of controlled substances from the State of California to a house in Champlin, Minnesota. Her client was arrested, and a police investigation continued for over a year. After several conversations between Kelly and law enforcement investigators, the police and prosecutors elected not to bring charges against her client. Kelly oversaw the case to completion by then having records of the arrest removed from the client’s criminal record. Records of an arrest where no charges were ever filed can still appear on a background check and often do, limiting the opportunities of people in situations where the evidence never even supported a criminal charge. It is critical to be thorough and to understand how a stressful situation of an arrest can affect a client in many different ways.

Kelly’s client retained her after being denied a permit to carry by the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office due to a previous charge of felony fleeing an officer that was sentenced as a gross misdemeanor conviction. Kelly examined his record and determined the sheriff’s denial was incorrect, filing a writ of mandamus in Dakota County Court to compel the sheriff to issue the permit to her client. Prior to the court hearing the county agreed to settle, issuing Kelly’s client his permit to carry and fully reimbursing him for all his legal expenses.

Kelly’s client retained her after being denied a permit to carry by the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office due to a previous charge of felony fleeing an officer that was sentenced as a gross misdemeanor conviction. Kelly examined his record and determined the sheriff’s denial was incorrect, filing a writ of mandamus in Dakota County Court to compel the sheriff to issue the permit to her client. Prior to the court hearing the county agreed to settle, issuing Kelly’s client his permit to carry and fully reimbursing him for all his legal expenses.

After a week-long felony jury trial in Anoka County, Kelly Keegan’s client was acquitted of three counts involving criminal sexual conduct. The allegation was that a grandfather inappropriately touched his granddaughter. Kelly was able to present a step-by-step break down of the facts involved in the case through cross examination of the State’s witnesses and by presenting evidence on her client’s behalf. The client also testified in his own defense. It was through investigation by a private investigator hired by Ms. Keegan, a close examination of the facts, and preparation of her client that Kelly was able to convince the jury that her client was not guilty.