Criminal Defense Trial Results

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Ryan's cross examination of the arresting officer demonstrated that Mr. Hagevold had done nothing wrong - and that the officer's suspicion that he was committing a crime was merely a guess. In Minnesota, stopping a vehicle on a guess that the driver is committing a crime is illegal.

Actual Court Documents:

Click here to see the Judge's Order

Trial Type: Expungement
Outcome: Judge granted Petitioner's Motion to Expunge her Gross Misdemeanor Theft Conviction. This decision was significant given the fact that her conviction did not resolve in her favor and she was not legally entitled to the expungement.

Actual Court Documents:
Click here to see Expungement Order

Trial Type: Jury Trial
Outcome: As the jury was being summoned to the Courtroom, the Prosecuting Attorney Dismissed all Charges against Mr. Mohammed

Trial Type: Expungement Hearing
Outcome: Judge Granted Expungement of a Criminal Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult Charge. Ryan had convinced a prosecutor to resolve the case as a Continuance for Dismissal a Couple Years Earlier.

Actual Court Documents:
Click here to see Expungement Order

Trial Type: Expungement Hearing
Outcome: State wrongfully charged Alfredo Medina with selling cocaine to an undercover federal agent. Case was dismissed at a contested omnibus hearing in Dakota County. Court granted Mr. Medina's expungement motion.

Actual Court Documents:
Click here to see the ORDER

Trial Type: COH
Outcome: After an exhaustive private investigation, asserting his client's innocence, Ryan was successful in convincing the Hennepin County Attorney's Office to dismiss all charges against Ms. Bakdash.

Actual Court Documents:
CBS News: Charges Dismissed
City Pages: Felony Aiding Murder Charges Dismissed
Pioneer Press: Ms. Bakdash Exonerated!
Star Tribune: Ms. Bakdash Exonerated
Ryan's Motion to Dismiss Remaining Count

Trial Type: COH
Outcome: Ryan filed a variety of motions to suppress evidence and dismiss charges, mostly citing to the police officer's illegal conduct of engaging in 30-60 minutes of alleged sexual activity with a massage therapist. The state dismissed the entire case on the day of the contested omnibus hearing.

Actual Court Documents:
Motion dis Dismiss in the Interest of Due Process
News Article: Prostitution Charges Dismissed!

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: The government destroyed the client's blood test before he had a chance to retest it to confirm his accuracy. The judge threw the state's case out.

Actual Court Documents:
Click on Link to See Order

Trial Type: Expungement Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's Motion to Expunge ALL records relating to Mr. Waite's dismissal of his First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges.

Actual Court Documents:

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Ryan successfully argued to the prosecutor that because the State's BCA blood test was destroyed prior to the date of the hearing, his client's 6th Amendment constitutional right to confrontation was violated. The prosecutor agreed to reduce the charges to Careless Driving with no jail or community service despite his clients two prior DWI convictions.

Trial Type: Sentencing
Outcome: Mr. Garry successfully argued to keep his client from serving 86 months in prison on a First Degree Controlled Substance (Sale) case. In Beltrami County, it is extremely rare for a Judge to grant mercy and not send a person to prison for the most serious drug dealing crime one could be charged with. This was a huge victory.

Actual Court Documents:
Click here to see Ryan's Memorandum for Downward Depature

Trial Type: Trial
Outcome: After cross-examining four St. Cloud city employees, Ryan convinced the hearing officer to rule that the city had discriminatorily prosecuted his client. The charges were dismissed and ruled a First Amendment victory.

Actual Court Documents:
Read Ryan's First Amendment Argument to Dismiss Charges
See the Judge's Order Dismissing all Charges!

Trial Type: Jury Trial
Outcome: In the days before the Jury Trial was set to begin, Mr. Garry secured a dismissal on a criminal case that would have sent his client to prison for a very long time.

Actual Court Documents:
Click Here to View the Dismissal

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: At the Contested Omnibus Hearing, Mr. Garry cross-examined the arresting police officer and made him admit that he "made a mistake" by reading the wrong section of the Implied Consent Advisory. The Minneapolis City Attorney's Office then offered a Stay of Adjudication on the DWI (BAC was .19) and Mr. Crilly pled guilty to a Careless Driving citation.

Actual Court Documents:
Click here to See Ryan's Memorandum to Dismiss

Trial Type: Jury Trial
Outcome: On November 15, 2010, on behalf of his client Mr. Garry rejected the State's plea offer and went to jury trial in the above-felony case. After a 3 day trial, Mr. Garry argued that the police officers lied on the witness stand about their allegations that Mr. Hutchins had attempted to grab a detective's pistol. Despite the testimony of 1 detective and 2 police officers, the jury returned a "Not Guilty" verdict in 30 minutes.

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Mr. Medina was investigated by the United States Department of Justice and DEA. After the U.S. Attorney's Office rejected the prosecution, the case was charged by the Dakota County Attorney's Office. The Government claimed that Mr. Medina purchased drugs from a confidential informant (snitch) however, they failed to properly retain evidence and investigate their case. Mr. Garry, with his private detective, conducted forensic photograph comparisons between the real drug purchaser and Mr. Medina. After an intense investigation utilizing metadata from the DEA photographs, Mr. Garry was able to convince the County Attorney's Office to dismiss the case on the eve of trial because Mr. Medina had been wrongfully prosecuted, and was an innocent man.

Actual Court Documents:
Click here to See the Complaint

Trial Type: Contested Hearing
Outcome: Ryan filed motions to dismiss based on recent case law, Arizona v. Gant, 129 S.Ct.1710 (2009). The government dismissed charges the day before the contested hearing.

Actual Court Documents:
View Ryan's Memorandum to Dismiss

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine) within 30 days. Case dismissed on other grounds.

Actual Court Documents:
Click here to see Judge’s ORDER

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine).

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Judge's Order

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: License Revocation Rescinded because Officer Coerced Defendant to take Breath Test.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Ryan's Argument
Click to See Judge's Order

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry’s motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine) within 90 days or the test will be suppressed at trial.

Actual Court Documents:
View the Judge's Order

Trial Type: Contested Hearing to Suppress Test Result
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry’s motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine) within 10 days or the test would be suppressed at trial.

Actual Court Documents:
View the Judge's Order

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry’s motion to (1) reduce charges to Fourth Degree Misdemeanor because the State unlawfully enhanced the DWI charges to a Gross Misdemeanor level and (2) order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000.

Actual Court Documents:
View the Judge's Order

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Mr. Garry’s cross examination of the arresting officer convinced the Court that the officer’s mistake of fact was unreasonable and thus the traffic stop was illegal. Motion to Rescind Revocation was granted.

Actual Court Documents:
Judge’s Order to Dismiss Case because Illegal Traffic Stop

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry’s motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine) in electronic format suitable for inspection and analysis.

Actual Court Documents:
Order to Produce Source Code

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Mr. Garry filed motions to dismiss based on Arizona v. Gant; State dismissed charges the day before the contested hearing.

Actual Court Documents:
View Ryan's Memorandum to Dismiss

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine).

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Order

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine).

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Order

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine) in electronic format suitable for inspection and analysis. Because the State did not furnish a copy of the source code to Petitioner, the implied consent revocation was rescinded.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Judge's Order

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine) in electronic format suitable for inspection and analysis.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Judge's Order Rescinding Revocation

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to order the State to produce the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test machine) in electronic format suitable for inspection and analysis.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Order Dismissing for No Reason for the Traffic Stop
Order Granting Source Code

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: After a lengthy contested omnibus hearing, Judge granted Mr. Garry's motions to strike language from a search warrant and dismiss two criminal counts.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Judge's Order to Dismiss

Trial Type: Prior to Jury Trial
Outcome: Mr. Garry conducted additional investigation of over 15 witnesses because the police investigation was incomplete. Prosecutor dismissed all charges one month before the jury trial was to begin.

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to discover the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000. Revocation of License is Rescinded after 2 Contested Hearings.

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Judge Granted Mr. Garry's Motion to make the State Produce the "Source Code" to the Intoxilyzer 5000 (breath test) within 4 days or .17 test is inadmissible at trial.

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to discover the Source Code to the Intoxilyzer 5000.

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to compel the "source code" to the Intoxilyzer 5000 machine. Revocation of B.P.'s driving privileges is rescinded.

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Judge rescinded the Implied Consent revocation because police officers illegally entered Ms. Helgason’s apartment in violation of the Fourth Amendment without a warrant or probable cause and exigent circumstances.

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: At a bench conference prior to the trial, the Court issued a decision Rescinding the Revocation of Petitioner's License after discussions with counsel about the Illegal Entry of the Police Officers into Petitioner's Apartment

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Ryan's Argument
Click to See Order

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: After a contested hearing in which Mr. Garry cross-examined the arresting officer, A Ramsey County Judge dismissed all charges because the traffic stop was not legal.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Judge's Order
Click to See Judge's Order on State's Motion to Reconsider
Ryan's Memorandum to Dismiss

Trial Type: Prior to Jury Trial
Outcome: Gertz' former lawyer suggested he take a "Diversion" plea agreement. Mr. Garry reviewed the case and filed motions to dismiss. Shortly after filing the motions Mr. Garry convinced the State to dismiss ALL of the charges because the police officer's search of Gertz was illegal. Charges dismissed

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted motion to dismiss based on Mr. Garry's State v. Florence probable cause hearing. All charges dismissed.

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Judge Granted Mr. Garry’s Motion to Compel Defendant’s blood collection kit for independent examination. Because the blood collection kit had been destroyed, the blood test was suppressed.

Actual Court Documents:
Discovery Request Letter to State
Defendant's Discovery Motion
State's Motion Opposing Discovery Request
Defendant's Response Letter
Judge's Order Granting Defendant's Motion

Trial Type: Jury Trial
Outcome: After a three week jury trial, and three days of deliberation, the jury could not reach a verdict. Hung Jury/Mistrial.

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to compel the "source code" to the Intoxilyzer 5000 machine.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Judge's Order Rescinding Revocation

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion to compel the "source code" to the Intoxilyzer 5000 machine.

Trial Type: Jury Trial
Outcome: Upon "right to confrontation" motions filed by Mr. Garry, Judge dismissed all charges against Mr. Dufour on the day of trial.

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Upon motion of Mr. Garry, judge rescinded the revocation of A.B. license revocation.

Trial Type: Investigation
Outcome: Mr. Garry was hired preliminarily to attempt to avoid J.R. from being charged with First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct. Mr. Garry conducted investigation and had numerous discussions

Trial Type: Prior to Jury Trial
Outcome: Gertz' former lawyer suggested he take a "Diversion" plea agreement. Mr. Garry reviewed the case and filed motions to dismiss. Shortly after filing the motions Mr. Garry convinced the State to dismiss ALL of the charges because the police officer's search of Gertz was illegal. Charges dismissed.

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Judge granted motion to dismiss based on Mr. Garry's State v. Florence probable cause hearing. All charges dismissed.

Trial Type: Pretrial
Outcome: Mr. Garry convinced City Prosecutor to dismiss charges after extensive investigation of the alleged "victim"

Trial Type: Jury Trial (negotiation before trial)
Outcome: DWI charges dismissed. Mr. Johnson pled guilty to Careless Driving

Actual Court Documents:
Ryan's Motions to Dismiss
Order Dismissing Case

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Outcome: Charges Dismissed

Trial Type: Implied Consent
Outcome: Commissioner of Public Safety rescinded the implied consent revocation of Mr. Bullock's driving privileges based upon unconstitutional search and seizure.

Actual Court Documents:

Click to See Judge's Order (on Criminal Case)

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Outcome: Client hired Mr. Garry while being investigated for Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree. Mr. Garry conducted investigation into case before charging. County Attorney declined charging because case "could not be proved beyond a reasonable doubt"

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Ryan litigated a contested omnibus hearing and argued that all charges should be dismissed based on Fourth Amendment violation. Judge dismissed all charges and ruled that the police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when entering Mr. Bullock's property (deck) without his permission or a warrant.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Order Dismissing Charges

Trial Type: Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: Both Charges Dismissed

Trial Type: Prior to First Appearance
Outcome: Mr. Garry convinced County Attorney to dismiss charges after extensive investigation of the alleged "victim"

Trial Type: Settlement Conference
Outcome: Charge Dismissed

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Outcome: Based on exculpatory evidence, Mr. Garry convinced investigating Detective to drop criminal investigation

Trial Type: Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: All charges dismissed after Judge granted Mr. Garry's motion for dismissal because the complaint lacked probable cause.

Trial Type: Jury Trial
Outcome: Motion to Dismiss Granted

Trial Type: Pretrial
Outcome: State dismissed Fourth Degree DWI given the fact that Mr. Garry won the implied consent trial because the traffic stop was illegal and Halligan's right to counsel was violated.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Ryan's Argument
Click to See Judge's Order Dismissing

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Trial Type: Trial
Outcome: Revocation rescinded because traffic stop was illegal and Halligan's right to counsel was violated

Actual Court Documents:
Memorandum in Support of Motion to Rescind
Order Rescinding Revocation

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Outcome: Convinced investigating Detective evidence was not sufficient to proceed with charges to the County Attorney. Case Closed.

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: All charges dismissed

Trial Type: Implied Consent Trial
Outcome: Implied Consent revocation rescinded because Petitioner was incapable of refusing to submit to testing; DWI charges dismissed. Defendant ultimately pled guilty to underage violation.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Ryan's Argument
Click to See Ryan's Order

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing (Fourth Amendment Issue)
Outcome: After a contested hearing, all Second Degree DWI charges were dismissed; Defendant's seized vehicle was returned.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Ryan's Argument
Click to See Order Dismissing ALL Charges

Trial Type: Plea Negotiation
Outcome: Felony charges dismissed; Defendant plead guilty to Petty Misdemeanor

Trial Type: Plea Negotiation before trial
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Trial Type: Contested Probable Cause Hearing
Outcome: Felony Charge dismissed; Defendant pled guilty to a non-criminal petty misdemeanor

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: All Charges Dismissed

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Outcome: Charges Dismissed

Trial Type: Jury Trial
Outcome: Continuance for Dismissal (all charges dismissed after six months)

Trial Type: Trial
Outcome: State dismissed all criminal charges

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
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Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Officer Lacked Probable Cause for Arrest; Driving Privileges Reinstated; Criminal case reduced to Careless Driving

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Revocation of Linski's Driver's License was rescinded because arresting officer's lacked probable cause for arrest

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Order Rescinding Revocation

Trial Type: Contested Omnibus Hearing
Outcome: After a lengthy contested omnibus hearing, Judge granted Mr. Garry’s motions to strike language from a search warrant and dismiss two criminal counts.

Actual Court Documents:
Order Dismissing Charges

Trial Type: Implied Consent Hearing
Outcome: Case dismissed. Mr. Hurley's license revocation was rescinded because the State could not produce the SOURCE CODE to the Intoxilzyer 5000.

Actual Court Documents:
Click to See Judge's Order
Click to See Order

Trial Type: Jury Trial Setting/Negotiation
Outcome: Stay of Adjudication negotiation; Outcome will result in no DWI conviction

Trial Type: Jury Trial
Outcome: