AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT REDUCED to class 6 open/(Misdemeanor at sentencing) with ZERO DAYS in JAIL – State v. Mr. M. (DMC No. 7744) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2007-101360): Mr. M. was a well known jazz artist in the City of Phoenix who had been going through fairly high profile divorce. An Order of Protection was issued from his ex-wife prohibiting him from contacting from her. He was accused of contacting her multiple times by text and by leaving voice mails. Due to prior misdemeanor Domestic Violence convictions, Mr. M. was charged with Aggravated Harassment. We were able to show the Prosecutor in court that his ex-wife was using these charges as a tactic to gain an advantage in their custody battle. He was offered a class 6 “open” felony which was reduced to a misdemeanor immediately at sentencing. He received zero days in jail.
