AGGRAVATED ASSAULT on a HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE REDUCED to a MISDEMEANOR with ZERO DAYS JAIL – State v. Ms. H. (DMC No. 5542) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2005-032474): Ms. H. was at the hospital to be treated for severe depression, when she was kept waiting for 3 to 4 hours. As she was attempting to leave, a treating nurse told her she could not. She went to shut the door and the treating nurse put her foot between the door and the door jamb. Ms. H. tried to push the nurse out of the way, and she was taken into custody and transferred to a psychiatric hospital. Due to Ms. H. medical history, we were able to convince the Prosecutor to reduce the felony aggravated assault charge down to a simple misdemeanor with zero days in jail.
