Criminal Defense Cases

Jeff Dean has successfully represented hundreds of clients over the past 14+ years. To list all of those success stories would not be practical for this site. However, below is just a sample of some of the cases Mr. Dean has handled.

CASE 1.  Client charged with aiding an offender for being an accomplice to a person who allegedly shot four people. In his investigation of the case, Jeff Dean determined that the prosecutor had likely identified the wrong person as the gunman. Mr. Dean successfully argued at trial that it is impossible to be an accomplice to a person who committed no crime. Mr. Dean won a not guilty verdict for Client by establishing a reasonable doubt as to whether the alleged gunman had in fact committed the crime. Client was acquitted in just 90 minutes. Minneapolis Star Tribune (Read Full Article)

CASE 2. Client charged with third degree felony possession of narcotics. The sentencing guidelines called for a 48-month prison sentence, if convicted. Jeff Dean successfully argued that the drugs were planted on the client. The client was acquitted.

CASE 3. Client, a masseuse, was convicted of prostitution following a sting operation by an undercover police officer posing as a customer. The undercover officer improperly engaged in sexual contact with Client when conducting the sting. Jeff Dean appealed Client’s conviction arguing that the officer’s conduct of engaging in sexual contact with Client violated her due process rights, thus requiring reversal of the conviction. The Court of Appeals agreed with Mr. Dean and reversed her conviction outright. - Minneapolis Star Tribune (Read Full Article)

CASE 4. Client charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly having sex with a mentally impaired woman. Jeff Dean argued there was insufficient evidence that the client knew the woman was mentally impaired. The Judge agreed and dismissed the charge. The prosecutor then gathered more evidence and re-charged the case. Mr. Dean again argued the evidence was insufficient and again the Judge agreed with Mr. Dean and dismissed the charge. For a third time, the prosecutor gathered additional evidence and re-charged the case and for a third and final time the Judge dismissed the charge. The Judge praised Mr. Dean for his persistence in getting the charges dismissed. 

CASE 5. Client was charged with criminal sexual conduct after a married woman, whom he acknowledged having an affair with, claimed that he raped her. Jeff Dean argued that the woman’s date-rape accusation was a fabrication invented to avoid losing her husband. The jury found Jeff’s client not guilty. 

CASE 6. Client charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The sentencing guidelines called for a 172-month prison sentence, if convicted. Jeff Dean argued that the witnesses were coached and untruthful, and obtained an acquittal for his client on all counts.

CASE 7. Client was charged with fifth degree non-consensual criminal sexual conduct after an undercover officer claimed the client sexually touched the officer. Mr. Dean filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the officer had in fact consented to the client’s actions. Mr. Dean obtained a dismissal of the charges for his client.

CASE 8: In a pro bono case, Jeff Dean represented a homeless man charged with begging in Minneapolis. The client was standing on a street corner holding a sign asking for money. Mr. Dean filed a motion to dismiss arguing that the Minneapolis panhandling ordinance violates First Amendment free speech protections. The Judge agreed, dismissed the charge, and ruled that the Minneapolis panhandling law is unconstitutional on its face. 

CASE 9: Client charged with murder and manslaughter. The police said that the client confessed the murder to them. A witness testified that she saw the client shoot the victim. The gun belonged to the client, it was recovered at the crime scene, and his fingerprints were on the gun. The client was at the crime scene at the time of the shooting. The case appeared so strong for the state that the prosecutors would not plea bargain to a sentence less than the sentencing guidelines. After an extensive forensic investigation, Jeff Dean determined that the physical evidence contradicted the witness’ story. Mr. Dean argued that the witness herself had committed the murder. The jury acquitted his client on all counts. 

CASE 10: Client charged with burglary after client’s DNA was found on material at the scene of the crime. Jeff Dean brought a motion to dismiss for lack of probable cause and insufficient evidence. Mr. Dean told the Judge that his client’s DNA could have gotten on the material in ways that are consistent with innocence. The Judge agreed with Mr. Dean and dismissed the burglary charge outright.

CASE 11: Client was charged with DWI after the police found client intoxicated and sleeping in his car. Jeff Dean argued that the case should be dismissed because the evidence was insufficient to prove that his client had physical control over the vehicle. The Judge agreed with Mr. Dean and dismissed the charges.

CASE 12: Client was charged with domestic assault after getting into an argument with his girlfriend. Jeff Dean successfully argued that the evidence was insufficient and the case had to be dismissed. The Judge agreed and dismissed the charge.

CASE 13: In the same sex sting that snared U.S. Senator Larry Craig at the Minneapolis airport, client was charged with two crimes for looking into the bathroom stall of an undercover police officer. The Officer was in the bathroom stall sending signals of interest to others, including foot-tapping. Jeff Dean successfully argued that there could be no invasion of the officer’s privacy when the officer himself invited the conduct. The client was acquitted on both counts. Senator Craig later adopted Mr. Dean’s defense strategy in his appeal.

In your case Jeff will personally identify the best defense strategy and he will fight to win. Remember that you are presumed innocent. Just because you have been charged does not mean you are guilty.

To protect your innocence and your rights, call today. (612) 305-4360.