RESISTING ARREST REDUCED to PROBATION with ZERO DAYS JAIL – State v. Ms. H. (DMC No. 6147) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2006-103187): Ms. H. came upon a traffic jam, and then began driving on the dirt shoulder to the right of the road for about a quarter of a mile. Police stopped her and wrote a ticket. As the officer was putting away papers inside of his motorcycle Ms. H. began to pull out. The officer jumped backed and yelled “you were trying to hit me”. Ms. H. said “no” and began to drive away. The officer punched her car and told her to stop. She stated “no” and drove home. The officer followed her home, and then grabbed her wrist in order to place her under arrest. Ms. H. pulled away, and she was taken to the ground and cited for “resisting arrest”. We were able to have the case reduced to a class 6 open which was ultimately designated a misdemeanor. She merely received 9 months of probation with zero day’s jail.
