What Will Be the Sentence for a Weapons Offense

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Arizona

Hello thank you for reading my question, my friend was charged with

(1) Count of DSCHG FIREARM AT NONRESIDENCE
(1) Count of DISORD CONDUCT-WEAPON/INSTR
(1) Count of DSCHRG FIREARM IN CITY LIMIT
(3) Counts of ASSAULT-INTENT/RECKLESS/INJURE
(1) Count of CRIMINAL DAMAGE-DEFACE

He is in jail, But what is he looking at getting? like average amount of sentencing?

his prior criminal record is for the most part pretty clean.

thank you so much for any information that u can provide me with, honestly.

There isn't any real way to tell what an "average amount" is, even with the charges. It will come down to what, if any deal, his attorney can work out. Given the charges, he is looking at a minimum of some prison time. At least one of those charges has a mandatory prison term associated with it. A "pretty clean" record means he does have priors. What those are may influence what, if any deal, the prosecution is willing to offer.

DISCHG FIREARM AT NONRESIDENCE: Class 3 Felony
DISORD CONDUCT-WEAPON/INSTR: Class 6 Felony
DSCHRG FIREARM IN CITY LIMIT: Class 6 Felony
ASSAULT-INTENT/RECKLESS/INJURE: Misdemeanor various degrees depending on the exact charge.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE-DEFACE: Misdemeanor or Class 6 Felony depending on damage.

The class 3 felony is good for up to 3.5 years. The class 6 felony for a year. The misdemeanors up to six months. This is the presumptive range, could be more if there are aggrevating factors (and based on the subjects prior record).

This is quite a laundry list of charges. Let me guess. He shot three bullets at some structure? Chances are he's not going to be convicted of all of these counts. Depending on just what the situation is and what his previous record was, he could get anything from "time served" up to a couple of years I would guess.

Who are you in all this?

hello thank you for your reply,

I don't know of any past offenses he has done buy I know it is very minor things compared to these charges. I will let him know of ur advice and encourage him to get in touch with a attorney to help him

Im was given the facts of what actually happened by messages that were relayed to me by a couple of different people, and for that reason I'm not sure of exactly what happened that had law enforement place those charges against him, but that being said I think he shot the bullets in the air.

hes a good kid, but was always a hot tempared individual, :(.

thank you both

Has he been arraigned? Is he indigent? If so, did he request a public defender?

Felony charges are nothing to sneeze at. Yes he needs an attorney, as free9man says, if he's indigent he should get a public defender.

Sounds like from the charges it was more than "in the air." It appears he hit something (hence the first and last charge). However, it appears he wasn't specifically targeting a person or else there would be more serious ADW charges in the mix.

honestly I'm not sure, but this happened yesterday.

so im not sure how fast those above procedure take :/

This isn't the guy who shot the air conditioner in Bullhead City, was it?

this incident occurred in Maricopa County, AZ, so I'm not from there , nor do I live in Arizona, but I think these are different incidents that involving a fire arm misused.

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his prior criminal record is for the most part pretty clean.

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That's hilarious. What does that mean exactly? Oh wait, he's your "friend" in another state and you have no idea. You also don't know what the details are that led to his arrest.

Your "friend" needs to be dealing with his attorney, not you. His attorney would have all of the information necessary in order to make a guess as to how he'll make out in the end, if anyone can.

yes he's my friend that lives in another state, I have not had contact with him for about a month and heard it from a different source and looked up the charges I have shown above. I'm deeply concerned for him, which is why I wanted to ask this community the extent of the charges are, and how much sentencing these charges are associated with. Im not involved with dealing with his legal issues, nor should I, simply put I have no idea about law, however I greatly respect it. I'm just a concerned friend and unfortunately, I don't know the exact details and I agree with you on that, but I don't think this is "hilarious" as you have put it. Im sure you know much more about the law and I don't mean to disrespect you in anyway. Also I really appreciate that a community like this exists, and I thank everyone including you for being a part of it,

He and his lawyer should discuss possible outcomes, including any proposed plea bargains and then, based upon full knowledge of his record and the facts underlying the charges, take a look at the state's sentencing charts.