State v. Mr. J. (Maricopa County Superior Court No. 2003-124281CR): Mr. J. was backing his vehicle up when he struck a gate which fell on someone, resulting in a severe injury to the victim’s head and face. The police administered Field Sobriety Tests to Mr. J., and he performed poorly on them. Although he was initially charged with a Misdemeanor DUI, the prosecutor was looking into filing an Aggravated Assault Dangerous charge (which would carry a 5-15 year prison term) because a civil lawsuit had been filed against Mr. J. We were assisting the civil attorney who was defending the civil lawsuit, and convinced the prosecutor to leave the case as a Misdemeanor DUI. Mr. J. eventually received a Misdemeanor DUI with 1 day in jail.
