DISORDERLY CONDUCT with a GUN (dangerous) REDUCED to PROBATION with ZERO DAYS in JAIL – State v. Mr. J. (DMC No. 6106) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2005-136487): Police were called to Mr. J.’s residence regarding shots fired. When they arrived, Mr. J. and his wife both denied any shots being fired, and he stated that he had been asleep in his bedroom after drinking 16 beers. When the victim was contacted, he claimed that he heard 4 shots, and then went and looked in the yard and saw Mr. J. fire off another 7 to 10 shots into the air. When Mr. J. was re-questioned, he admitted that he was firing off shots to scare off a vehicle that had committed drive-by shootings in his neighborhood in the past. Mr. J. was facing 1 ½ to 3 years in prison for “Disorderly Conduct (Dangerous)”, however, we were able to convince the Prosecutor to offer a probation deal. We then showed the Judge that Mr. J. had engaged in alcohol treatment and counseling, and he imposed zero days in jail.
