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.

Malicious mischief 3