FELONY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT DISMISSED/ CHILD ABUSED REDUCED to Class 6 Open/Misdemeanor with PROBATION and 12 DAYS of JAIL (time served)– State v. Mr. P (DMC No. 7742) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2007-153961): Mr. P was bipolar and suffered a delusional episode. He tore the gate off his daughters crib and then threw her to the ground. He then called Police and walked out of his house naked. He claimed he had killed his daughter because God told him “I need to take on our all cardinal sins for humanity”.
The Police found that his daughter was shaking up, but relatively unharmed. He was taken into custody and immediately charged with Aggravated Assault and Child Abuse. After we got him released from jail (12 days later), we had him checked into a Psychiatric Treatment Facility. They regulated his behavior with medication, and he hasn’t had any further incidents. We were able to convince the Prosecutor to extend an offer to a Class 6 Open/ Misdemeanor with Probation and credit for the 12 days time served. When Mr. P completed Probation, his case was reduced to a Misdemeanor. He has no Felony convictions on his record.