A Class 4 Felony Aggravated Assault charge at Maricopa County Superior Court with the client in custody pretrial carried a presumptive 2.5-year prison term, a permanent violent-felony record, federal firearm restrictions, and lifetime background-check exposure. Future First reduced the case two structural steps to an undesignated F6 Solicitation with DTM path and no prison.
At a glance
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Original charge | Aggravated Assault (ARS § 13-1204), Class 4 Felony |
| Presumptive exposure | Presumptive prison term of 2.5 years, range 1.5 to 3.75 years for non-dangerous non-repetitive offenders, a violent-offense designation that triggers federal firearm restrictions and lifetime background-check exposure, full felony civil-rights consequences while under sentence, and significant immigration consequences. The in-custody pretrial posture pointed the case directly at prison |
| Result | State amended charge to Solicitation to Commit Aggravated Assault under ARS §§ 13-1204(A)(3) and 13-1002, a preparatory offense two classes lower than the original charge, designated as an Undesignated felony; 2 years supervised probation; zero prison time; ARS § 13-604(A) path to designate the offense down to a misdemeanor upon successful completion of probation |
| Eligibility for designation to misdemeanor | After probation completion under ARS § 13-604(A) |
| Eligibility for set aside | After probation under ARS § 13-905 |
| Eligibility for sealing | Under ARS § 13-911 after sentence completion, three years after designation to misdemeanor |
The stakes
The client faced a Class 4 Felony Aggravated Assault charge under ARS § 13-1204 in Maricopa County Superior Court while in custody pretrial. F4 Aggravated Assault carries a presumptive prison term of 2.5 years and a range that runs to 3.75 years for non-dangerous non-repetitive offenders, a permanent violent-felony record, federal firearm restrictions, loss of civil rights while under sentence, and significant immigration consequences. The in-custody posture pointed the case directly at prison.
What we did
Future First negotiated the case down two structural steps. The State amended the charge from F4 Aggravated Assault to Solicitation to Commit Aggravated Assault under the preparatory-offense framework of ARS § 13-1002, an F6 designated as Undesignated. The client received 2 years supervised probation with no prison time. Under ARS § 13-604(A), the offense is treated as a misdemeanor for all purposes until designated, and the sentencing order explicitly preserves the path to designate the offense down to a misdemeanor on successful probation completion. Set aside under ARS § 13-905 available after probation. The misdemeanor designation under § 13-604 eliminates the felony record entirely.
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If you’re facing F4 Aggravated Assault in Arizona
Solicitation under ARS § 13-1002 is the preparatory-offense framework that allows the State to charge or accept a plea to a substitute charge two classes lower than the underlying offense. Solicitation to Commit Aggravated Assault drops from F4 to F6 by operation of the statute. Pairing the Solicitation substitution with an Undesignated felony designation under ARS § 13-604(A) further sets up the path to designate the offense down to a misdemeanor at probation completion.
The two-step structure produces the cleanest possible record imprint short of full dismissal. The conviction enters as an F6 Solicitation Undesignated, which carries lower long-term consequences than a designated felony. After probation, the offense can be designated as a misdemeanor under § 13-604, which eliminates the felony record entirely going forward.
Future First Criminal Law has handled F4 Aggravated Assault cases across Maricopa County and Arizona. We know how Maricopa County Superior Court evaluates Solicitation substitutions and Undesignated felony structures.
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