August 2011

Another Felony Theft case dismissed.  Despite overwhelming evidence of guilt, Martin S. Azarian was able to have theft against his client dismissed. The compaint charged his client with theft over $1,000.00.  Martin Azarian was able to convince the County Attorney to dismiss all charges.

April 2011

Rice County: All DWI charges against client dismissed! Client’s driving privileges fully reinstated. Car forfeiture stopped, and the vehicle returned to Martin Azarian’s client! The police stopped and arrested the client for a Second Degree DWI-Test Refusal. Martin Azarian filed all motions necessary and was able to have the criminal DWI charges against his client dismissed, his client’s driver’s license reinstated and the vehicle returned. If you have been arrested for a DWI call Martin S. Azarian, P.A. Martin Azarian will aggressively defend you.

April 2011
Dakota County District Court

All theft charges to be dropped against client charged with shoplifting. Despite being charged with shoplifting and having admitted to prior thefts, Martin Azarian was able to arrange to have his client’s case dismissed!

Hennepin County District Court

Another dismissal!  One of Martin Azarian’s clients was charged by the Police with Gross Misdemeanor Driving After Cancellation.  According to court records Martin Azarian’s client had three DWI.  On the day of the arrest, Martin Azarian’s client had allegedly been involved in an accident.  The client retained Martin Azarian.  The case looked hopeless, but because of Martin Azarian’s hard work Martin Azarian was able to have the case scheduled for a dismissal!   If you have been charged with a crime call Martin Azarian.  He will aggressively defend you!

Hennepin County District Court:

Another dismissal!  A client, investigated by the police for assault and disorderly conduct, retained Martin Azarian.  The client, a professional could not afford to have a criminal conviction.  Once retained, Martin Azarian demanded that all evidence against his client be turned over to him.  Even with three eyewitnesses, Martin Azarian was able to have his client’s case scheduled for eventual dismissal!  If you have been charged with a crime call Martin S. Azarian at 952-451-4987.  He will defend you as aggessively as possible!

A theft charge can ruin your life. Plain and Simple! Did you know that even a simple shoplifting charge can stay on your record forever?

Employers, Landlords, Schools, or anyone who might be interested in you can do a background check and discover you have a theft related conviction. Imagine you are charged with a shoplifting offense. Let’s say it was just a $10 item. You get caught and you plead guilty and pay a $400.00 fine and have five days stayed. No big deal, right? WRONG! You just gave yourself a criminal record. Now, fast forward two years and you are interviewing for your dream job and you are asked about this, what do you say…”it was only ten dollars?” It will be the end of interview and you will have no job. This will happen at every worthwhile job interview! And Good Luck trying to take it off your record. Expungements are expensive and do not always work. Here’s the secret….KEEP IT OFF YOUR RECORD FROM THE VERY BEGINNING BY HIRING MARTIN AZARIAN AS YOUR ATTORNEY.

Here is what you need to do: Call Martin Azarian. He has over twenty years of criminal defense experience. He has never allowed a single client charged with theft to do a day in jail. Period. Over ninety percent of his clients charged with a theft related offenses do not end up with a permanent criminal conviction. In most cases, the charges are dismissed.

If you want an attorney who will fight hard for you call Martin Azarian. He is the attorney for you!

Martin Azarian is now one of a handful of attorneys leading the fight to have DWI cases thrown out because of the Source Code issue.

For many DWI defendants it is the Intoxilyzer that is the chief accuser. But now there is evidence that the machine that takes away your driving privileges and puts you behind bars is not as reliable as once thought. The Intoxilyzer is vulnerable to attack. Filing the Source Code motion is the first step. The motion is complicated; it relies on both the law and technology to win the case. Martin Azarian is uniquely qualified to argue the Source Code. Not only is a tough criminal defense attorney, but he understands the intellectual law concepts the State of Minnesota uses to deny you your rights and he knows how to beat the State! Martin Azarian, in a large number of cases, has had DWIs dismissed; charges reduced, kept his clients out of jail and shortened revocation periods.

Martin Azarian has been interviewed by the local media for his knowledge concerning DWI law. Recently, WCCO-Channel 4 sought his advice and counsel concerning changes in DWI felony law. KMSP-TV Channel 9 and the Star Tribune have interviewed Martin Azarian concerning felony DWIs and the importance of the Source Code issue.

His thorough motion practice has won him praise by the Courts and even prosecutors. He is the only attorney in Minnesota to compile a list of all fifty states’ DWI laws in order to have the current Felony DWI law declared unconstitutional!

Martin S. Azarian, Attorney at Law, gets DWI charge dismissed in Ramsey County using the source code for the Intoxilyzer 5000

St. Paul, Minnesota – May 6, 2008 – Using the “source code motion,” the newest defense to a DWI charge, Martin S. Azarian, attorney for the defendant, was successful in getting DWI charges dismissed. Ramsey County Judge Michael Fetsch dismissed the DWI charges after the State refused to turn over the “Source Code”, the computer code that operates Minnesota’s Intoxilyzer 5000 EN, the machine that is used to test breath-blood alcohol levels. This is the second case in two weeks that Mr. Azarian was successful in getting charges dissmissed using the source code motion. Minnesota ranks fifth among DWI arrests in the motion. Mr. Azarian is one of a handful of Minnesota attorneys who have successfully argued the source code motion.

In Minnesota, the source code motion defense has been available since August 2007 when the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the code was relevant and discoverable in DWI cases.

Kentucky corporation, CMI, Incorporated, the manufacturer of the Intoxilyzer 5000 EN, uses a computer code that no one in Minnesota has ever seen or evaluated. The Machine tests a driver’s breath sample to determine if he or she is over the legal limit. The Source Code motion is a means to force the State to turn over the actual computer code that enables Minnesota’s Intoxilyzer 5000 EN machine to provide an alcohol-blood test result.

The State objected to the motion, citing, in part, that the code is irrelevant and that CMI refused to turn over the code in a criminal proceeding. Minnesota, in turn sued CMI in an attempte to obtain the code and the State used the lawsuit as part of its argument as to why it cannot turn over the Code. “That lawsuit is a red herring,” argued Mr. Azarian. “What judge is going to say, ‘A Kentucky Corporation’s right to protect its computer code takes precedence over a Minnesota defendant’s rigth to have a fair trial?’ “If the State says in one breath, the Intoxilyzer is reliable and in the next cannont prove it, then it should be barred from using it at trial”, stated Mr. Azarian. As for CMI, repeatedly we have followed the rules, we have subpoenaed CMI to turn over the Source Code and each time we get a nasty letter from CMI’s attorney saying ‘No, we do not have to respect your Courts or your subpoenas.’

Their contempt for the law is unbelievable. Even their own courts have ordered them to turn over the code and CMI still refuses. This Court had enough and did the right thing. The Bill of Rights ensures that each and every one of us has the right to a fair trial. It recognized, as Court must, that a defendant, whose liberty is at stake, must have the ability to cross-examine his accuser,” Azarian said.