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February 11, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 2100 Superior Court Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 66-68 Child/Vulnerable Adult Abuse Victories, 67 Child/Vulnerable Adult Abused Reduced, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. U (DMC No. 5263)

REDUCED | CHILD ABUSE REDUCED to class 6 open/misdemeanor with PROBATION and ZERO DAYS JAIL – State v. Mr. U. (DMC No. 5263) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2005-005939): Mr. U. had a teenage step son that was very troublesome and had been charged with arson and destroying property in the past.  His step son was getting D’s in school until Mr. U. began a more formalized schedule involving discipline.  When Mr. U. caught his step son destroying more property, he disciplined him with a belt.  He was subsequently charged with a class 4 felony child abuse.  We were able to show the Prosecutor the problematic history of the teenage step son and the Prosecutor agreed to reduce charges to a class 6 open/misdemeanor with probation and no jail.  At the conclusion of probation, Mr. U. only had a misdemeanor on his record.  The step son moved back to Tennessee to be with his biological mother.

February 11, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 16D Vehicular Endangerment Victories, 200 DUI / Vehicular Crime Victories, 2100 Superior Court Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 79B Endangerment Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. V (DMC No. 5221)

ENDANGERMENT REDUCED to a MISDEMEANOR DUI with TIME SERVED – State v. Mr. V. (DMC No. 5221) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2002-000730): Mr. V. was charged with being involved in a DUI accident with injuries to a child.  He produced a .183 BAC, and he was arrested for both DUI and felony endangerment.  Through our investigation, we showed that the child was playing with his skateboard and he ran out into the street directly in front of Mr. V.’s car in order to grab the board which had gotten away from him.  We convinced the Prosecutor to dismiss the felony endangerment in exchange for the misdemeanor DUI with a credit for 16 days of jail time which had already been served.  Mr. V. was facing up to 3 years in prison if he were to have been convicted.

 

February 11, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 1600 Probation Violation Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 700 Property Crime Victories, 73-74A Resisting Arrest Victories, 74A Resisting Arrest Pre-Charge Victories, 95 Trespass Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. W (DMC No. 5022)

NOT CHARGED | RESISTING ARREST/TRESPASS while on PROBATION – State v. Mr. W. (DMC No. 5022) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2003-007351): Mr. W. was accused of crashing his car into a neighbor’s house, then running through that house as he escaped.  Mr. W.’s mother stated the Mr. W. had been home the entire time.   In addition, the lady who owned the house stated that the person that ran through the house did not match Mr. W.’s description.  Mr. W. was arrested, the police claimed that after he denied all involvement and he resisted arrest.  We were able to convince the Prosecutor to dismiss all charges, as well as convince the probation office not to file a petition to revoke.  Mr. W. would have been facing over 3 years in prison if charged and convicted.

February 11, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 2100 Superior Court Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 60-62 Felony Disorderly Conduct/Threats Victories, 61 Felony Disorderly Conduct/Threats Reduced, 79A Unlawful Imprisonment Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. S (DMC No. 10250)

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.

February 11, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 2100 Superior Court Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 79C Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm (Shannon’s Law) Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. V (DMC No. 5370)

DISCHARGE of GUN/Shannon’s Law (with prior and on probation) REDUCED to PROBATION with 4 MONTHS in JAIL- State v. Mr. V. (DMC No. 5370) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2005-105534): Mr. V. had been drinking all day, and was in his trailer with his wife when he decided to bring his gun out to clean it.  While he had a beer in one hand, and the hammer cocked back on his gun, he spun it around his finger.  The gun discharged and shot a hole through the ceiling of their trailer.  Police were called, and he was charged with a class 6 “dangerous” felony under Shannon’s Law, with a prior conviction while on probation.  He was facing a minimum of 3 years in prison (along with a probation violation) before we had the case reduced to probation and 4 months of jail with work release during the day.

February 11, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 2100 Superior Court Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 60-62 Felony Disorderly Conduct/Threats Victories, 61 Felony Disorderly Conduct/Threats Reduced, 73-74A Resisting Arrest Victories, 74 Resisting Arrest Reduced, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. V. (DMC No. 10271)

DISORDERLY CONDUCT with GUN (dangerous)/RESISTING ARREST REDUCED to PROBATION with 1 YEAR in JAIL – State v. Mr. V. (DMC No. 10271) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2011-119677): Mr. V. was depressed and suicidal, and had taken several anti-depressants.  He called 911 and informed them he had a shotgun and was going to kill himself.  When police arrived, he discharged the shotgun up in the air and just passed his own head towards the back.  He was tasered and shot with rubber bullets before being taken into custody.  Originally he was facing a minimum of 2.25 years in prison because of police being listed as victims.  We were able to reduce his case to probation, and jail with work release, which enabled Mr. V. to go to work and keep paying his mortgage for his family.

February 9, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 200 DUI / Vehicular Crime Victories, 2100 Superior Court Victories, 5 Extreme DWI Dismissals, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Ms. A. (DMC No.)

DISMISSED | EXTREME DUI (.195 BAC)(Maricopa County Superior Court No. 0211019CR): Ms. A. was allegedly involved in a car accident and DPS was called to the scene. When they arrived, she was not in her vehicle. She eventually provided a breath sample, which revealed a .195 BAC and she was arrested for Extreme DUI. We filed a Motion based on “Corpus Delecti” demonstrating that the State could not place Ms. A. behind the wheel, nor could they specify a time of driving. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office then filed a Motion to Dismiss all charges.

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February 8, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 200 DUI / Vehicular Crime Victories, 2100 Superior Court Victories, 9 Felony Aggravated DUI’s Reduced, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Ms. C. (DMC No. 6003)

FELONY AGGRAVATED DUI (.188 BAC with child in car) REDUCED to misdemeanor DUI with 1 day in jail – State v. Ms. C. (DMC No. 6003) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2005-135484 ):  Ms. C. had been involved in a traffic accident in which she hit a tree and had her 9 year old daughter in the car as a passenger.  She was subsequently arrested for DUI and provided a breath test which resulted in .188 BAC.  Due to the fact that the prosecutor had trouble placing our client behind the wheel under “Corpus Delicti”, we were able to secure an offer which resulted in a misdemeanor DUI and 1 day in jail at sentencing.  Ms. C. originally was facing a felony with up to 2 years in prison.

February 7, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 200 DUI / Vehicular Crime Victories, 2100 Superior Court Victories, 8 Felony Aggravated DUI Dismissals, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. G (DMC No. 5050)

DISMISSED | FELONY AGGRAVATED DUI (.174 BAC) DISMISSED at EVIDENTIARY HEARING due to DENIAL of INDEPENDENT TEST – State v. Mr. G. (DMC No. 5050) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2004-041814): Mr. G. was found passed out behind the wheel of his truck in the middle lane of Priest Road in Tempe. He subsequently performed FST and was placed under arrest for felony aggravated DUI because he had two prior misdemeanor DUI’s. When he was booked into jail, he was not informed of his right to have an independent blood test administered. We were able to file a Motion and have the case dismissed at Evidentiary Hearing.

February 6, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 2100 Superior Court Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 54 Felony Aggravated Assault Dismissals, 63-65 Homicide Victories, 64 Homicide Reduced, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. B (DMC No. 4121)

4 COUNTS of AGGRAVATED ASSAULT DANGEROUS DISMISSED and 1 COUNT of SECOND DEGREE MURDER REDUCED to MANSLAUGHTER with 10.5 YEARS in PRISON – State v. Mr. B. (DMC No. 4121) (Maricopa County Superior Court 2012-017982): Mr. B. and his friends had issues with another group of people regarding a laptop computer. The other group of people came over to Mr. B.’s house were pounding on the door and broke a window. As they were driving away, Mr. B. fired a gun at the car and struck and killed a female passenger (who was a mother of a small child). The other four people in the car were alleged victims of aggravated assault dangerous. Mr. B. was facing a potential of 82 years in prison, and we were able to convince the Prosecutor to drop the 4 counts of aggravated assault dangerous and reduce the second degree murder to manslaughter. He was sentenced to the presumptive term of 10.5 years in prison, in which Mr. B. was released after 9 years (for good behavior).

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