RECENT SUCCESSES OF SHARON R. OSBORN • OSBORN CONVINCES STATE TO DISMISS FIRST DEGREE BURGLARY CHARGES
Sharon Osborn’s client was charged with First Degree Burglary. Osborn immediately got to work gathering evidence and researching creative ways to beat the charges. At a pretrial hearing Osborn attacked the State’s case. Both the prosecutor and the judge agreed with Osborn’s position – and agreed to a Stay of Adjudication.
On August 10, 2006, Osborn secured the Stay of Adjudication, which resulted in her client avoiding a criminal conviction – without the expense and emotional stress of trial.
"A stay of adjudication is essentially a continuance of sentencing, without final adjudication of guilt, usually upon certain conditions, and with the prospect of avoiding a final conviction." 9 Henry W. McCarr & Jack S. Nordby, Minnesota Practice – Criminal Law and Procedure § 36.3 (3d ed. 2006)
• OSBORN SUCEEDS IN DISMISSAL OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT CHARGES
Sharon R. Osborn successfully defended her client on Domestic Assault charges brought in Dakota County. On July 24, 2006, at the jury trial, the State moved to dismiss all charges against Ms. Osborn’s client. The prosecutor agreed with Ms. Osborn that the State did not have enough evidence to proceed to trial.
• OSBORN WINS FELONY EXPUNGEMENT
Sharon Osborn was successful in getting a felony conviction expunged from her client’s criminal record. On July 13, 2006, at the expungement hearing, Osborn argued that the Hennepin County District Court, under its inherent authority, should seal her client’s criminal record. Osborn argued that the facts of the case supported a ruling in favor of her client. Specifically, her client had shown significant rehabilitation, he had had a long period of unsupervised good behavior, and there was evidence that the criminal record was causing her client considerable hardship. The judge, applying a balancing test, determined that there was clear and convincing evidence that the benefit of expungement to Ms. Osborn’s client was greater than the disadvantage to the public. On July 25, the judge issued his order expunging the felony conviction. Upon getting the good news, Osborn’s client said that the outcome was “a rebirth” for him.
OSBORN SECURES RETURN OF FORFEITED VEHICLE
Attorney Sharon Osborn convinced the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to return the $30,000 vehicle it had seized just the week before. Osborn immediately took aggressive action. She knew that the county would have to appear at a hearing before a judge within 96 hours of the seizure... |
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