Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

In hindsight there are a lot of "I should have, I could have's" You could have taken this to a jury or judge trial. You may have won, and been acquitted, and not had this on your record. At the same time, you could have lost, been sentenced and spent time in jail and have this permanently on your record.

If the Judge accepted your plea of guilty, and you told the truth in your plea, then you met the elements for the offense. If the State could have proven what you said, and if the Officers that testified were believed, you probably would have been found guilty.

You could attempt to withdraw your plea (this is very unlikely and difficult to do - but it is technically an option). You could appeal your plea (even more unlikely and similarly difficult - but also technically an option).

Is it possible that you could have received a better offer? maybe. Is it possible you could have received a worse sentence? yes. As it currently stands, it sounds like you have no jail time, and no fine - as long as you follow through with your probation and don't have any incidents in the next 6 months - over all, that's pretty good.

"Buyer's remorse" is a common phenomenon. So is having your supporters attempting to give support by expressing confidence in your case, and you. But those supporters are biased (in your favor) and lack access to the evidence the other side claims to have.

Once a person has plead guilty, it is possible to make a motion to the judge to allow a withdrawal of the guilty plea. If granted, you could face the charges anew. But these motions are difficult to get granted by a judge.

Maybe you could have won a trial. Maybe not. But you made a choice that will now be difficult to change. You could try to do so, by making a motion to withdraw your plea. If you do, be aware that time is of the essence when making such a motion. In other words, if you are going to do it, you'd best do it now.