I suspect they will offer you a diversion program.

But as you probably found out he charges $175 for the initial consult. Because he is highly sought after.

If you balked yesterday at the price — and I am guessing you are probably looking at $3,000 – $4,000 if it goes to trial, you can save a bit with a newer lawyer. I would consider Michael Kielsky. He is not as experienced as Marc but he has a similar dislike of government.
http://krelegal.com/michael_kielsky

Terry is right—assuming they don’t add charges (like assaulting a police officer) — that law does not apply to you. You can file a motion to dismiss with prejudice.

And Jon is right that you can put in a Rule 15.2 (?) demand for copies of all evidence to be used against you including the video you took.

Was the girl cited?

Lastly, if the video indeed shows you were assaulted by the police for refusing to stop filming, turn over the tape I would file a civil rights lawsuit in federal court under 42USC1983. And file criminal charges against the police officer(s) for assault with a weapon and kidnapping.

Class 2 Misdemeanor = Up to $750 fine and up to 4 months in jail. If you have no convictions there will be no jail. The fine would normally be substantially less but then they heap numerous fees on top of it. My guess is with a little effort you could have some fun for less than $500, and might even get the charges dismissed.

It was seized as evidence, so if it’s helpful to your case, you can call it into evidence in the courtroom. And if it shows the cops behaving badly, it could be helpful in a civil rights lawsuit.

Discuss it with a lawyer – as others here have said, best to not discuss the details online with anyone but your lawyer, until the case is over.

If you had indeed physically struck the officer as he claimed in his police report, there’s no way they wouldn’t be pursuing assault charges against you.

This is looking more and more like a save face charge all the time.

You should be able to have the 622(A) cite dropped fairly quickly. I hope you consider following through with a civil rights lawsuit and seek perjury charges against the cop if his report is indeed a fabrication and he doesn’t amend it prior to your scheduled court date.

The night of the incident I was not actually charged with anything, I was told they would mail the charges to me if any were made. About 6 weeks later I received the failure to obey charge in the mail. When I called the property department at SPD, they said that I would have to wait until the case is adjudicated to recover my property.

I will be contacting Marc Victor first thing tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the support!

Ah missed the last page, thanks for correcting my mistake. Nappi says he hadn’t captured her on media. Can’t wait to learn how this one turns out.

The last page of the PDF does include an Arrest Report, which indicates Nappi is being charged with 13-3019A2 Unlawfully View/Tape/Record Person. The full text of the statute is here:

http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/13/03019.htm&Title=13&DocType=ARS

If the woman is on the recording, I’m guessing it will come down to the interpretation of “not otherwise visible to the public.”