THEFT of MEANS of TRANSPORTATION REDUCED to MISDEMEANOR with ZERO DAYS in JAIL – State v. Mr. C. (DMC No. 4989) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2004-129964): Mr. C. was an ASU college student who was with friends when he took a Sheraton passenger bus for a “joy ride”. The bus ended up at his fraternity house and he was charged with auto theft. We were able to show the Prosecutor that his was merely a prank and he was not intending to permanently keep the vehicle. We were offered a class 6 “open”, which allowed us to secure a misdemeanor at the time of sentencing with probation and zero days in jail. Mr. C. has no felony conviction on his record, and it did not affect his status as a student at ASU.
