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PRESS 1. ” CONVICTION OVERTURNED IN INTERNET SOLICITATION CASE – Jeff Dean’s client was charged with solicitation of a minor after communicating sexually with a minor online. The child told client that she was of legal age. However, the internet solicitation statue prohibited an accused from asserting that he thought the child was an adult. Jeff argued that this prohibition against asserting “mistake of age” as a defense violated client’s due process rights and that the conviction must be reversed. The Court of Appeals agreed with Jeff Dean, reversed the conviction, and dismissed the case. ” – Star Tribune (Read Article)

PRESS 2. ” TEEN ACQUITTED IN SHOOTING OF FOUR PEOPLE – 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 Article)

PRESS 3. ” JUDGE FINDS FAULT WITH ST. PAUL POLICE TACTICS IN PARK STING – Client acquitted in indecent exposure case in which officer encouraged activity. ” – Star Tribune (Read Article)

PRESS 4. ” POLICE OFFICER CROSSED LINE IN SEX STING – 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. ” – Star Tribune (Read Article)

PRESS 5. MAN ARRESTED IN SAME AIRPORT SEX STING AS SENATOR LARRY CRAIG GOES TO TRIAL, IS ACQUITTED. My client was set up, Jeff Dean said after his victory. – St. Paul Pioneer Press and The Seattle Times, Boise Idaho Statesmen, The Oregonian, Tucson Observer, South Florida Blade, Fox News

PRESS 6. ” SENATOR LARRY CRAIG ADOPTS JEFF DEAN’S DEFENSE IN AIRPORT SEX STING.” – Lavender Magazine (Read Article)

PRESS 7. “There can be no invasion of privacy of a person who invites the conduct, said defense attorney Jeffrey Dean.” – The New York Times (Read Article)

PRESS 8. “MAN ACQUITTED IN HOPKINS SHOOTING DEATH. The man turned toward his sobbing mother after the verdict with a big smile… The evidence crumbled on its own shaky foundation, said defense attorney Jeff Dean. I am very happy the jury exonerated him.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune

PRESS 9. ATTORNEY OBTAINS ACQUITTAL IN SEX STING CASE – Read Article in Lavender Magazine

PRESS 10. MAN’S CYBERSEX CONVICTION REVERSED AND CHARGES DISMISSED – Attorney Jeff Dean said Monday that LaBlanc had communicated with someone who “misrepresented his age and who appeared to be over 20 years old.” LaBlanc and his family, Dean said, were “very happy” about the reversal. Minneapolis Star Tribune (Read Article)

PRESS 11. JEFF DEAN WINS DISMISSALS OF PROSTITUTION CHARGES – Read Article in Minnesota Public Radio News