REDUCED | DISORDERLY CONDUCT (dangerous)/UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT REDUCED to MISDEMEANOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT with ZERO DAYS JAIL – State v. Mr. S. (DMC No. 10250) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2011-142882): Mr. S. and his wife had separated, and he was helping her move into a new apartment. They drank heavily at happy hour, and when they went to her new apartment and began to argue. After he left, she called police and stated that he hit her on the back of the head with a 5 pound dumbbell, held her down and wouldn’t let her leave. We convinced the Prosecutor that the evidence didn’t line up with Ms. S.’s story. The disorderly conduct dangerous and unlawful imprisonment was reduced to a simple misdemeanor “disorderly conduct”, with zero days in jail. Mr. S. was originally facing 1 ½ to 3 years in prison on the disorderly conduct dangerous charge alone.
